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steel. Construction on the bridge is currently underway.

Hike and Bike Trails – This is one of the seven projects that was approved at a Special Election for Type B Economic Development Sales and Use Tax Proposition in May 2015. On January 28, 2019 the DPCDC approved the recommendation to take to City Council to authorize the agreement with Burditt Consultants, LLC to begin the development of hike and bike trail project with a site feasibility study and implementation plan to include cost estimates, a phasing strategy, and schematic design of trail alignments. On February 5, 2019 at the City Council meeting, City Council approved the hiring of the firm to development the site feasibility plan and implementation plan with cost estimates, phasing strategy and schematic design of trail alignments for the hike and bike trail project. Burditt Consultants LLC has been contracted to administer architectural services for this project. A Committee has been developed that will consist of members from the Community.

North East Hike and Bike Trail Project – The City of Deer Park has begun work on design and layout for the Northeast Hike and Bike trail. The City has received a grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to fund the future trail. RVi Planning was selected as the landscape architecture firm to complete the design work and layout of the trail. Preliminary conceptual design has the trail beginning in Park Green

Park and extending south to Runningbrook Park with several trail and path connections along the way. Surveyors have been gathering data from the trail site and that information will soon be utilized to complete the final design and construction