A walking track that has been 10 years in the making is soon to be a reality.
Crews from Parrotta Paving, of Morgantown, are working on moving dirt and pouring gravel for the track at Paul Preserve Park.
The track will skirt the perimeter of the three-acre park at the corner of Darst Street and Mineral Avenue in the city’s Jerome Park neighborhood. According to BOPARC, this enhancement was first envisioned in the original park planning map in 2014.
As a safety measure, the park will be closed around the clock through Friday. It will then only be closed when work is going on — 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, March 18-April 5.
The work will include removal of dead trees, drainage improvements, grading, seeding and mulch.
Once the walking path is complete, improvements will be made to the basketball court.
BOPARC approved a bid of $69,981 from Parotta Paving to install the crushed gravel walking track.
