A bench made from a gabion basket filled with stone is surrounded by a field of purple lupine. A bright red shed can be seen in the distance. A gabion cage filled with quarried rocks runs from the walkway on one side of an oblong park to the other. Clusters of arctic rush are planted in front of the gabion. A gravel path cuts across a grass lawn, joining one side of a park to a paved path on the other side of the park. In the distance is a field of lupine. A bench made from a gabion basket filled with stone is surrounded by a field of purple lupine. Mt. Rainier can be seen in the background. Arctic rush and lupine grow in front of a gabion cage filled with baseball-sized quarried rocks. A bench made from a gabion basket filled with stone is surrounded by a field of purple lupine. Two children sit on a swing facing Mt. Rainier in the distance. A father, son, and dog sit on a gabion bench nearby. Clover grows over the top of a gabion cage filled with large pieces of quarried basalt. A bench made from a gabion basket filled with stone is surrounded by a field of purple lupine. A bench made from a gabion basket filled with stone is surrounded by a field of purple lupine. Mt. Rainier can be seen in the background. A screenshot of a Google map shows an excavated field with an oblong gravel path running diagonally through the middle. A marker in a graveled area below the path reads

Van Lierop Park

Date: August 2018–October 2018
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Description

Formerly Van Lierop Bulb Farm, Van Lierop Park celebrates the agricultural heritage of Puyallup. The park features multi-use trails with a stunning view of Mt. Rainier. Phase 1 was completed in the spring of 2019. Future phases will see the development of playfields, a playground, the extension of the trail, extra parking areas, and connections to the River Walk and Foothills trails.

Materials

2,100 tons of 1½" ASTM 57
300 tons of 4"–8" Quarry Spalls
230 tons of 1¼" Clean Ballast
180 tons of 1¼" Minus (CSBC)
60 tons of 2"–4" Quarry Spalls

Permeable Ballast, Fine Chips from King Creek Pit, and were also used.

Highlights

Washington Rock provided the rock for the bases of the asphalt paths and paver parking lot as well as the fill for gravel paths. Our quarry spalls were used as the fill for the gabion basket benches and the channel drains. The News Tribune featured an article about the opening of Van Lierop Park. Pierce County Television made a news segment about the plans for the park. For more information about the park, visit the City of Puyallup website.

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