East of Africa Update - Walnut Ridge Begins Upgrade - Millstone Creek Is Gone
Construction continues on the walkway along one of the holding ponds as the contractor takes advantage of warmer weather to make up time lost during the colder months.
Meanwhile, the culvert excavation for the Westar Boulevard extension remains submerged after an earlier attempt to install the concrete structures was stopped by stormwater. The contractor plans to make a second installation attempt once warmer weather arrives and the necessary crews and equipment are in place. Another crew is also continuing to install conduit for electric and data lines beneath the future Westar Boulevard extension at Africa Road.
The work is part of the city’s 88-acre East of Africa development project, where infrastructure construction remains a primary focus as crews prepare the site for upcoming phases.
A woman walks her dog along a footpath where cypress trees have been removed to make way for the renovation of Walnut Ridge Park. The changes will reduce the number of baseball fields from three to two, reroute the stream to a more natural course, and create a wetland in the outfield of the removed field that was unplayable after rainstorms.
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The above-ground parts of the playground at Millstone Creek Park on Maxtown and Spring have been taken out. This week, the contractor is using a jackhammer to break up the underground foundations and pillars for the old playground equipment, preparing the site for new equipment to be installed by August.
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