CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON SOUTHERN GATEWAY PARK, OPENING SLATED FOR 2025
DALLAS, Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation officially kicked off construction of Southern Gateway Park – a transformational bridge park spanning Interstate 35E in Southern Dallas – at a recent "groundmaking" celebration with more than 200 community and civic leaders, donors and partners in attendance. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) completed the bridge and related infrastructure earlier this year so that the next phase of the project – construction of the park itself – can begin later this month.
- DALLAS, Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation officially kicked off construction of Southern Gateway Park – a transformational bridge park spanning Interstate 35E in Southern Dallas – at a recent "groundmaking" celebration with more than 200 community and civic leaders, donors and partners in attendance.
- The park is a public/private partnership with the City of Dallas and the Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation, with support from the North Central Texas Council of Governments and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).
- Sen. West echoed Mayor Johnson's sentiments, saying: "Southern Gateway Park (SGP) signifies a historic investment in infrastructure and equity in Southern Dallas and a revitalized Oak Cliff community.
- The Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation enlisted global design firm HKS and renowned landscape architecture firm SWA to lead the park's planning and design.