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Pedestrian Bridge Will Be Closed During RiverEdge Park Expansion
The bridge in downtown Aurora is closing as the RiverEdge Park expansion begins, city officials said Friday.
AURORA, IL — Aurora's Pedestrian Bridge over the Fox River will close as the project to expand RiverEdge Park begins, city officials said in Friday's newsletter.
A "vast amount" of construction work for the expansion will take place on the east landing of the pedestrian bridge, which runs from Wilder Park to the Aurora Transportation Center.
The walkway will be closed until late fall 2025, officials said.
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The city decided to expand RiverEdge Park due to five years of continuously growing events and crowds, according to documents. The expansion plan calls for a will call booth and south entry gate to be built near the southwest pedestrian bridge entry to the park, cold storage, permanent public bathrooms, storage facilities and a centrally located beverage pavilion, city documents show.
Meanwhile, Millenium Plaza will be redesigned to update the plaza on Stolp Avenue along the Fox River and "activate the space and encourage usage of this currently underutilized area," Patch reported.
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