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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth - Parks and Recreation
411 West First Street • Duluth, Minnesota 55802
218-730-4309 • www.duluthmn.gov
For more information contact Kelli Latuska,
Public Information Officer at 218-730-5309
DATE: 8/27/2018
SUBJECT: Quarry Park Parking and Access Improvements to Start Early September
BY: Pakou Ly, Communications Office

 

Quarry Park Parking and Access Improvements to Start Early September

 

[Duluth, MN] - The City of Duluth Parks and Recreation division is contracting with Stack Brothers to begin mobilization for parking lot and access road improvements at Quarry Park starting the first week of September. Parking lot improvements off 59th Avenue West include re-sloping the limestone lot and installation of a stormwater basin. The service road off 57th Avenue West will be regraded to allow service and emergency vehicle access and minimize erosion. This access road will be gated.

 

Residents can expect to see workers and construction equipment from the start of the project through late fall. There will be increased truck traffic in the construction area and increased noise as a result. The Quarry Park parking lot will be closed during construction but park users are asked to utilize the adjacent Loll Designs parking lot at the Hawks Boot Building during construction.  

 

These improvements are components of the larger Quarry Park Mini-Master Plan approved by the Duluth City Council in April 2016. Residents can expect to see the following additional construction during the late summer and fall:

  • Duluth Climbers Coalition will construct an accessible limestone loop trail beginning mid-September
  • Cyclists of the Gitchee Gumee Shores will construct a multi-use trail connector to Brewer Park at the end of September
  • The City of Duluth will install park signage and wayfinding this fall.

 

To view details of the Quarry Park Mini-master Plan (a St. Louis River Corridor project), visit http://duluthmn.gov/st-louis-river-corridor/quarry-park/ Please direct questions to Jim Shoberg, Senior Parks Planner, at jshoberg@duluthmn.gov or 218-730-4300.

 

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