October 15 Water Works Photos from Doug Verdier
Friday, October 16, 2020 at 12:24PMEditors Note: Mill District resident Doug Verdier continues to document the progress of the Water Works project.
Landscaping and structural work has been the focus of efforts at Water Works Park this week. Beautiful Fall weather enhanced the atmosphere.
Handrails custom built for stairs throughout the park were delivered and await installation.
An artifact from one of the former mill buildings has been placed beneath the First Street bridge in the woonerf.
Supports have been installed on the north side of the First Street bridge to accommodate a new pedestrian walkway that will be similar to the one on the south side. A sidewalk will eventually be constructed to Third Avenue on this side of the street.
Great weather for laying new blacktop on West River Parkway.
Pedestrians are already enjoying the newly paved trail along West River Parkway.
It takes a lot of dump trucks to deliver the amount of asphalt needed for the roadway.
Rolls of sod await installation in the park.
Landscape workers installing sod. This view is from First Street looking toward the river.
