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Be careful on that Miller Park walkway

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The Miller Park Stadium District has hired a contractor to divert the water that flows continuously across the sidewalk bordering the southwestern stadium parking lot, according to District Executive Director Mike Duckett.

The work, though, has not yet begun and the walk may be treacherous in icy weather. Walkers who take that route for their daily constitutionals should be careful.

District officials wanted the work done before the cold weather set in, but the contractor fell behind on other work and has not started the stadium job, Duckett said.

The plan is to capture the water before it spills over the sidewalk and send it to a storm sewer, Duckett said. The work will cost about $10,000.

Story Hill residents have expressed concern about the potential perils of the continuous water flow.

Little Miller Park sidewalk stream will be fixed, Duckett says

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The amazing, endless stream running across the sidewalk and roadway adjacent to the Miller Park parking lot near N. Story Parkway and W. Bluemound Rd. will be fixed, Stadium Board Executive Director Mike Duckett said Friday.

The sidewalk and road leading to Miller Park from Story and Bluemound are always wet.
It’s always wet here on the sidewalk and road near Miller Park, near Story Pkwy. and Bluemound Rd.

The water was the topic of conversation and concern at the June membership meeting of the Story HIll Neighborhood Association.

Duckett said the Milwaukee Brewers agreed to use money from the segregated reserve fund, which is jointly funded by the Stadium District and the Brewers. The water could eventually damage the road, he said.

 A similar stream along the ring road caused the road to heave upwards a few years ago, necessitating repairs.

It’s not clear yet how the fix will happen, although there is a decent chance it will involve the installation of additional drain tiles. It also could involve planting new vegetation, but the area — just a few years ago lush with native grasses — is being overrun with invasives and it is questionable whether new vegetation could survive.

The Stadium District and the Brewers need to do more research before deciding on an approach, Duckett said.

“Protecting the road is something we want to do yet this year,” he said.

Duckett said he hopes to have a fix before winter, when the little stream across the sidewalk, if left alone, will turn once again into a thick layer of ice.

“It’s not safe,” he said.