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The discovery of more extensive damage than expected will require the National Park Service to suspend work to refurbish the Bodie Island Lighthouse as it seeks money for the additional work.

The NPS has completed significant and major restoration work as part of a massive restoration project begun in December 2009, a news release says, but last summer the contractor discovered significant structural integrity issues associated with the support structures under the balcony. An assessment found problems with framing, lantern beam supports, masonry and stitching, and steel drum and belt course segments located at the top of the lighthouse.

Work in the lighthouse, which is at the northern end of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, will end this spring, and the facility will be secured until funding is obtained, the Park Service says.