Plans are a-go for a new deck park to open over I-35 near the Dallas Zoo this spring, though the project is still searching for millions of dollars in funding.
Halperin Park is located above Interstate 35 between South Ewing and Marsalis avenues, and features multiple water features and a large children’s area with a "treehouse in the woods" inspiration.
The park will reconnect divided sections of Oak Cliff.
A.J. Ramler with Founder Proxy Property told FOX 4, "When they built 35, they divided the neighborhood. The east side of 35, people don’t even think of it as Oak Cliff sometimes, so, it is cool to see kind of a rejoining of Oak Cliff."
Despite the projected spring opening date, the park is still seeking about $22 million in funding to complete construction and begin operations.
No exact opening date has been set, though the city hopes the project to be completed before the arrival of the World Cup.
An analysis from the University of North Texas – Dallas estimates that over the park’s first five years, the economic impact will be about $1 billion.
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