TEMPETempe Beach Park splash pad repairsA popular splash playground at Tempe Beach Park, seen Aug. 12, 2016, is in need of far more complicated and expensive repairs than city officials bargained for when work began in November.Ben Moffat/The RepublicThe splash pad at Tempe Beach Park is pictured on Aug. 12, 2016. Repairs to the splash pad are now expected to cost more than $1 million.Ben Moffat/The RepublicTempe officials now are estimating the fixes to a Tempe Beach Park splash pad will cost about $1.2 million more than the $300,000 already budgeted and mostly spent for the project.Ben Moffat/The RepublicIn fall 2015, Tempe started repairing and updating portions of the Tempe Beach Park splash pad. But workers discovered extensive damage to the playground's infrastructure.Ben Moffat/The RepublicRepairs to the splash pad at Tempe Beach Park, seen Aug. 12, 2016. are now expected to cost more than $1.2 million.Ben Moffat/The RepublicThe splash pad at Tempe Beach Park is pictured on Aug. 12, 2016.Ben Moffat/The RepublicThe splash pad at Tempe Beach Park remains behind chain-link fences on Aug. 12, 2016.Ben Moffat/The Republic