DETROIT (AP) - A grand opening is scheduled in southwest Detroit for a 15,000-square-foot (1,393-square-meter) skatepark.
Activities begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at Riverside Park. Professional skateboarders will give clinics and demonstrations.
The skatepark is part of Riverside’s multiyear revitalization which — so far — includes basketball courts, soccer fields and a dog park.
Many of the current improvements were paid by revenues from the Detroit International Bridge Co. which provided the city with $3 million in a land exchange agreement. Most of the skatepark’s $800,000 cost was covered by the city and a grant through the Ralph C. Wilson and Tony Hawk foundations.
Future park additions will include a sledding hill, amphitheater, walking track, boat launch and splash pad.
Total cost of the work is pegged at $13.2 million.
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