FM Diversion project will spend $1 billion dollars this year, or $2.8 million per day

FM Diversion project will spend $1 billion dollars this year, or $2.8 million per day

FARGO — As the Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion project nears completion, the flood control system stands to spend $1 billion this year. In December 2025, the Diversion Board of Authority approved the $1 billion 2026 cash budget for the flood control project. Once completed, the $3.2 billion project will hold back rising water from the north-flowing Red River and route it around the Fargo-Moorhead metro area during extreme floods. Metro Flood Diver…