Public access to Krug Park will be limited starting Monday due to ongoing renovation to the lagoon.

The City of St. Joseph said limited access will only occur on weekdays when work is taking place specific to the lagoon renovation. Full access to the roadways and parking areas of Krug Park will still be available on weekends.

Work is expected to be complete later this fall.

According to the city vehicular access to the lagoon, castle, and roadways leading to the top of the park will be restricted to allow for renovation work at the lagoon to proceed safely and effectively.

Excavation equipment will be working in and around the lagoon, as well as at the top of the park in an area north of the picnic shelters and playground. Dump trucks will be transporting material
from the lagoon to the dump area at the top of the park. Access off of St. Joseph Avenue onto the main driveway which leads to the circle area near the lagoon will be allowed, but barricaded at
the end of the drive, redirecting traffic to an outer street back to St. Joseph Avenue.

While construction activity is occuring, the only vehicular access to the park will be to the picnic and playground area. Access to this area will only be allowed through an alternate route by taking
Green Street west from St. Joseph Avenue to 5th Street Terrace to the north. This will lead to the back gate of Krug Park. Access into the picnic area can be gained from this route, but both ends
of the parking lot serving the picnic area will be barricaded.

The renovation of Krug Park lagoon is a Capital Improvements Program (CIP) sales tax project which involves cleaning undesirable material from the lagoon, performing work to enhance the
shoreline around the lagoon, and add features to beautify the facility.

The last significant renovation of the lagoon took place in the late 1970s.

The city said visitors are still welcome to stop in to see the progress but to use caution.