New pedestrian bridge opens in Rapid City's Founder's Park

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Rapid City's improvements to Founder's Park roll on, in an effort to spur economic activity.

City leaders hosted a ribbon cutting Monday morning for a new pedestrian bridge over Rapid Creek.

Construction on the bridge took five months, and it will serve as a key link to other parks in Rapid City.

The $2.8 million Greenway Project was mainly paid for by grant by the Department of Transportation with Vision 2012 funds matching it.

City representatives hope the new addition will bring in more community activities. It has already been used a farmer's market, and will host volleyball tournaments.

"All great parks dating back to Central Park in New York were built for one thing: to bring economic activity. This is the same type of thing we can talk about in Rapid City. Parks have an economic value for a community," said Van Lindquist, a past chair of the Parks Advisory Committee.

Interim Public Works Director Lon Van Deusen says the entire park, including the restrooms and picnic shelter area, should be complete by October 1.

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