SIOUX FALLS (KELO AM) - Great Bear Recreation Park announces the completion of the Kirby Family Tubing Park renovation.
The project included reshaping the tubing hill that now offers 12 tubing lanes, a new faster and safer conveyor system that will move people up the hill more efficiently and decrease wait times, and upgrades to the utilities for improved snowmaking capabilities.
Dakota Land and Sod was the general contractor for the project, with Stockwell Engineering performing design services and construction administration. The construction costs for the project were approximately $650,000, of which the City of Sioux Falls and Great Bear Recreational Park Inc. and the friends of Great Bear split 50/50.
“The new conveyor, along with the increased number of lanes, has brought out a record number of tubers to the hill since we opened it just two weeks ago,” stated Great Bear General Manager Dan Grider.
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Great Bear Recreation Park is located at 5901 East Rice Street, two miles east of I-229. For information on hours, rates, and current conditions, please visit www.greatbearpark.com or call 605‑367‑4309.