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The Plainfield Park District hosted a ceremonial ribbon-cutting for the new section of DuPage River Trail Oct. 12 at Riverview Park.
October 13, 2011

The newest segment of DuPage River Trail through Plainfield is now open.

The .75-mile 10-foot wide asphalt trail runs north from Riverview Park at Naperville-Plainfield Road east of Route 59, over a newly-constructed bridge crossing the DuPage River, to a loop turnaround at the Com Ed right-of-way at 143rd Street and Route 59. Pictured from left to right are Adam Tarmann of Dunnet Bay Construction; Tom Lenahan of Dunnet Bay Construction; Jenny Lowenstein of Engineering Resource Associates, Inc.; Brian Dusak of Engineering Resource Associates, Inc.; Mike Brann, president of the Plainfield Park District Board of Commissioners; Larry Newton, Plainfield Park District Commissioner; John Wilson, Plainfield Park District Commissioner; Mary Kay Ludemann, vice president of the Plainfield Park District Board of Commissioners; Peter Hurtado, Plainfield Park District Commissioner; Cameron Bettin, Plainfield Park District Superintendent of Planning; and John Mayer, Engineering Resource Associates, Inc.

During yesterday’s ceremonial ribbon-cutting for the new section of DuPage River Trail at Riverview Park, the Plainfield Park District also named the newly-constructed bridge for Commissioner John M. Wilson Jr. in recognition of his five terms and almost 30 years of service and contributions to the Plainfield Park District. Pictured cutting the ribbon to open the bridge (from left to right) are Commissioner Wilson, his son Dave, his daughter Amy, his wife Jan, and his grandchildren.

Contact:
Marianne Ryan
Public Information Coordinator
Plainfield Park District
23805 W. Ottawa St., Plainfield, IL 60544

email | (815) 439-7940 ph | (815) 436-0483 fax

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