Tree removal part of Billy Wolff Trail renovation

Beginning Wednesday, the Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department will cut down 25 trees on the north side of Capitol Parkway from Randolph to 27th Street to prepare for renovation of the Billy Wolff Trail this spring.

Twenty-nine trees planted along the trail last year will not be affected, and new trees will be planted when construction is complete.

The section of trail to be renovated was part of the first one developed in Lincoln in 1979. It is one of the last sections of the Billy Wolff Trail that is 8 feet wide, and the project will widen it to10.

Right now, the trail has many cracks and areas where the concrete has separated in the middle and created a gap. The existing trees have caused some sections of the trail to heave. The ramp on the west side of 27th Street leading up from the underpass will be replaced to meet ADA standards, and that work will require replacement of the retaining wall on the south side of the ramp.

The project is being funded with a recreational trail program grant, City Capital Improvement Program funds and a donation from the Great Plains Trails Network.

More information, callTerry Genrich, 402-441-7939, or see parks.lincoln.ne.gov.

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Tree removal part of Billy Wolff Trail renovation