Tour of the North Bank in Riverfront Park

Crews pouring concrete, carving rock climbing structures and installing skate park rails on a 1-acre expanse at Riverfront Park's north edge aren't just building a playground.

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Fri., Aug. 21, 2020

Workers build a new 8,500-square-foot wheels and skate park on the North Bank of Riverfront Park on Friday. It will feature two bowls, a hubba rail and ledges. The park is part of a $9.2 million regional playground that will be open to the public in spring.

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Below the new Spokane Sportsplex on the North Bank of the Riverfront Park, a new Ice Age themed playground and wheels park is under construction. The 9.2 million dollar project will be completed by spring.

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Garrett Jones, director of Spokane Parks and Recreation, shows off a new Ice age themed climbing wall in the new regional playground under construction on the North Bank of Riverfront Park, Fri., Aug. 21, 2020.

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Isaac Jones with ID Sculpture helps build an Ice age themed wall for the new regional playground under construction on the North Bank of Riverfront Park, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020.

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The new Ice Age themed regional playground will feature lots of climbing structures like this Ice Age logjam being installed Friday.

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When completed, this sand and water feature will have fossils for kid to uncover in the sand.

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The North Bank regional playground will feature a woolly mammoth sculpture that kids can climb on.

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