September 19, 2018
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Niagara Falls Welcome Plaza Project UpdateAdditional Slag Discovered and Contained onsite while Cleanup Advances |
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No Threat to Public Health and Safety During the continued construction of the Niagara Falls State Park Prospect Point Welcome Plaza Project, contractors for the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (State Parks) discovered a limited area of additional slag to be cleaned up on park property. The materials have already been contained and pose no threat to public health and safety as they are in the same fenced-off project area, inaccessible to the public, as last month’s discovery. Last month approximately 1,500 tons of materials were safely removed from the site and transported to an approved and licensed waste facility in Ohio. With the latest discovery, State Parks is working with The Department of Environmental Conservation to identify and remove the materials in accordance with regulations. The cleanup activities will not impact visitation to the Park or result in delays to the Welcome Plaza Project. Upon completion the Niagara Falls State Park Prospect Point Welcome Plaza Project will serve as an inviting new entrance gateway to the park. The project will cap the $70 million transformation of the oldest state park in the nation. Prospect Point, Cave of the Winds, Terrapin Point, Three Sisters Islands, Luna Island, Stedman's Bluff and the Park Police Station were just some of the major upgrades at the park under the transformation.
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