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Work Could Start this Fall on Indiana Berm to Block Asian Carp

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) _ Work could start this fall on building a nearly 2 mile-long earthen berm through a northeastern Indiana marsh considered a possible pathway for Asian carp to reach the Great Lakes.
 
Indiana Department of Natural Resources spokesman Phil Bloom says a contractor submitted a $2 million bid for the project that is now undergoing a state review.
 
Bloom tells The Journal Gazette that the agency is eager to see work start in Eagle Marsh just southeast of Fort Wayne.
 
The marsh is a possible connection between the Wabash River, which has Asian carp, and the Maumee River, which flows into Lake Erie. 
 
Doug Bergdall of contractor Fleming Excavating tells The News-Sentinel its crews could start clearing vegetation this fall and build the berm next year.

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