Funding to construct the eastern end of the Detroit RiverWalk was
approved by the Detroit Economic Growth Corp. The project will
be extended to its eastern terminus, Gabriel Richard Park.
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About $26 million, including funds from the city and the Detroit
Riverfront Conservancy is earmarked for the Mt. Elliott-Wight Street
project area and extension of the RiverWalk.
It runs around
the U.S. Coast Guard station through Mt. Elliott Park, under the
McArthur Bridge leading to Belle Isle and to Gabriel Richard Park.
The
work will include street resurfacing, curbs and sidewalks, public
lighting, water mains and sewers, and public parking spaces as well as
sections of the RiverWalk.
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