Arkansas City issued the following announcement on Dec. 8.
Citizens are urged to avoid the southwest portion of Wilson Park throughout the winter as construction begins on Phase 1 of the Wilson Park Master Plan.
Staking and inspection began last week for the new parking lot, and the contractor — Vogts-Parga Construction, LLC, of Newton — began staging equipment and preparing for dirt work early this week.
Once excavation and stormwater improvements are completed, work will begin to pour concrete for the parking lot atop a crushed rock base that was donated by Evergy after its transmission line project.
Once the footings are poured for the Creekstone Farms Pavilion, work can begin to erect the structure, even if the weather is too cold this winter to allow for pouring the remainder of the parking lot.
Electrical and plumbing improvements for the pavilion area also will be ongoing during this period of construction time. The area of work will remain fenced off for the duration of the construction process for the safety of park patrons, who should not travel south of the rotunda or west of the tennis courts during this time.
Other areas to avoid include off-alley parking west of the rotunda, where Vogts-Parga will be staging and parking its large vehicles, and the vacant hospital lot to the north where materials may be staged.
West Maple Avenue may be briefly closed during this project so a new manhole and stormwater system connection can be installed. If so, additional notice will be provided prior to any such closure.
The rotunda, playgrounds, restrooms, train engine, southeast pavilion, Docking garden area, and northwest parking lot will not be affected by construction and will remain available throughout the winter.
Construction is expected to last through March or possibly April, depending on weather. The goal is to complete this project in time for Tacolalah in May and the start of the Farm and Art Market season.
For more information about this project, please visit https://www.arkcity.org/.../wilson-park-phase-1....
Original source can be found here.
Source: Arkansas City
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