July 20, 2022
The Rice Marsh Lake Water Quality Treatment Project is complete! The newly planted vegetative cover must grow before the erosion control measures can be removed, but the park and trail are open. The City partnered with Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District on this project to improve water quality by filtering stormwater runoff to prevent pollutants from entering Rice Marsh Lake.
May 24, 2022
Rice Marsh Lake trail will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, May 25 – 26.
The contractor will remove and replace the trail sections impacted by the construction project. Weather permitting, the trail will be repaved and ready to re-open Thursday evening.
May 5, 2022
The contractor has started operations for site restoration consisting of final grading, soil amendments, and rain garden construction. This work is tentatively scheduled for completion by Wednesday, May 18, 2022.
Work will then tentatively begin on Thursday, May 19, 2022, to repair the trail and the additional ADA improvements for the ped ramp off Dakota Lane. The paving of the trail is expected to be completed by Friday, May 19, 2022, and concrete work is expected to be done by Tuesday, May 24, 2022.
Final seeding and final restoration of the project area is scheduled to start on Monday, May 30, 2022, and be done on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Please remember that the dates listed are weather permitting and subject to change.
December 22, 2021
Work has been completed for the season, with the vast majority of the required effort being done. Traffic control will be picked up early next week. The construction fence will be left in place at the segment of the trail coming off Dakota Lane, down into the park. The trail will be temporarily restored with gravel until it will be paved next spring. Restoration and remaining punch list work will also take place in the spring.
December 8, 2021
The water filtration structures have been installed, and work on the storm sewer is ongoing. Utility work is planned for the next two weeks in this area. The trail going through the park is currently closed to the east and west of the project, where the trail is adjacent to the project limits. Please proceed cautiously, look for signs, and avoid this area from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays and from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays. During these hours, if construction is ongoing, there may be limited access to the trail, and pedestrian traffic may not be able to travel through the park within the project limits.
