MILWAUKEE – On Tuesday, November 15, Supervisor Sheldon A. Wasserman in partnership with the Milwaukee County Parks Department, County Executive David Crowley, and the Lake Park Friends group will hold a reopening ceremony for the historic Lake Park Ravine Road Bridge.
The event will take place tomorrow from 1–3 PM in Lake Park and will include a ribbon cutting, champagne toast, and remarks.
Food and drinks from Lake Park Bistro will be provided.
A resolution was offered by Supervisor Wasserman in 2021 which authorized and directed a transfer of $1,000,000 from the Milwaukee County Board’s contingency fund to the Lake Park Ravine Road Bridge for the purposes of contracting with a vendor for restoration of the bridge. It passed unanimously.Lake Park Friends has committed $300,000 for bridge maintenance over the next five decades.
WHAT: Lake Park Ravine Road Bridge Reopening Ceremony
WHO: Milwaukee County Supervisor Sheldon A. Wasserman, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, Milwaukee County Parks Director Guy Smith, Lake Park Friends President Anne Hamilton
WHEN: November 15, 2022 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
WHERE: Ravine Road Concrete Footbridge 3133 E. Newberry Blvd. Milwaukee, WI 53211
