<body><div><p>OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Construction begins Wednesday, Nov. 11 on Cunningham Commons, a $19 million project that will add new places to play, bike and fish on the west side of Lake Cunningham.</p><p>Entrance 3, at North 96th Street and Garvin Road, will close as crews begin work. Visitors can still reach the trails through Entrance 1, off State Street, and Entrance 4, off Bennington Road.</p><h2>What the project will add</h2><p>Cunningham Commons will include a playground, a mountain biking facility, a bicycle playground, three fishing piers, additional fishing habitat, public restrooms and a small coffee shop</p><p>Brook Bench, executive director of the Lake Cunningham Trust, said the project adds amenities while keeping the atmosphere visitors enjoy.</p><p>“Our whole goal was to have a family friendly area. To where we’re leaving the nature of the park. We’re not really taking anything else out of here,” Bench said.</p><p>“We will have things here that you typically don’t have in other parks,” he said.</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0bsXPa_1GxhkOmw00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0bsXPa_1GxhkOmw00" width="1300" height="712" ><figcaption>Lake Cunningham Map (Cunningham Commons)</figcaption></figure><h2>Why Entrance 3 is closing</h2><p>Visitors will need to plan around construction. Bench said crews are adding a new water line.</p><p>“There’s a lot of things that are coming in off 96th Street. So they really need to have that entrance closed,” Bench said.</p><h2>Funding and timeline</h2><p>Bench said most of the project’s funding comes from philanthropic donors, with the city helping with parking.</p><p>Construction is expected to take 18 months to two years, depending on the weather.</p><h2>Visitor and park leader reaction</h2><p>Park leaders said the disruption is worth the result.</p><p>“This is a beautiful park. And we want to activate it even more,” Bench said. “We’re going to add things that I think are really family friendly. For people to use for years to come.”</p><p>For Karen Wolfe, a Lake Cunningham visitor, a trip to the lake is a chance to enjoy the outdoors.</p><p>“To bring the grandkids out and let them go hiking and ride their bikes. It’ll be nice. It’ll be real nice,” Wolfe said.</p><p>Wolfe said she expects the construction to be worth it.</p><p>“The construction won’t last forever. It’ll be more than worth it,” she said.</p></div></body>

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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Construction begins Wednesday, Nov. 11 on Cunningham Commons, a $19 million project that will add new places to play, bike and fish on the west side of Lake Cunningham. Entrance 3, at North 96th Street and Garvin Road, will close as crews begin work. Visitors can...

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