PROJECT PROFILE Quarry Park Pedestrian Bridges Challenge In 1998, a 225-acre property that featured an abandoned granite quarry was donated to the City of Winston-Salem, NC. Over the next 20 years, the property was used as an “organic landfill” and become a dumping ground for Christmas trees and other yard waste. After a referendum in 2016, the City allotted approximately $5 million to renovate the area into a public park. The large scale of the park was a unique challenge for the City. With difficult terrain and remote spaces, the City wanted to use a product with zero maintenance and enough strength and durability for emergency vehicles to cross. They also wanted the park to have an industrial look that tied into the history of the area. Solution What was once considered a “hid

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