Parkways Blog: North Parking Lot Closes As Construction Begins For Westcrest Park Off-Leash Area Drainage Improvements

Press release from Parkways Blog:

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October 6, 2021

Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) awarded the construction contract for the Westcrest Park Off-leash Area (OLA) Drainage Improvements project to OMA Construction Inc.  The contractor will mobilize and set up construction fencing the week of October 18. 

The main off-leash area and the north parking lot will be fully closed during construction.  In response to community input in 2019, SPR will construct a temporary off-leash area to the north of the existing site and west of the small/shy dog area in a space that is currently lawn. It will be set up prior to closure of the existing off-leash area for public use. The existing shy/small dog area will remain open. People interested in accessing the temporary off-leash area can access it through the south parking lot.

We anticipate reopening the parking lot and improved off-leash area in spring 2022. After construction, the contractor will restore the temporary OLA back to lawn.

Over the past few years, the maintenance project has grown from a simple drainage improvement project to a $505,000 project that will address drainage, access, and erosion. Funding is provided by the Seattle Park District Major Maintenance and Asset Management Fund.

For more information, please visit https://www.seattle.gov/parks/about-us/projects/westcrest-park-drainage-improvements. If you have questions about the project please contact the project manager, Janice Liang at Janice.Liang@seattle.gov.

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