Over the past few years, Prairie Village public works officials have watched as the concrete at the skate park adjacent to city hall has continued to crack and deteriorate. Now, the city is preparing to rebuild the installation — and is asking for public input on the design.
Concrete in the skate park started showing growing hairline cracks several years ago that are consistent with the alkali-silica reaction, an ailment that eventually leads to the concrete’s failure.
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