(Lawrenceville, Ga., Jan. 18, 2017) – Major SPLOST-funded upgrades are coming to the playgrounds at Gwinnett County’s popular, 718-acre Tribble Mill Park near Lawrenceville. Commissioners awarded a $997,899 construction contract Tuesday to low bidder Professionally Engineered Structures & Associates, LLC.

The playground at Ozora Meadow will get new equipment, surfaces, drainage, fencing, retaining walls, a concrete plaza, a pre-fabricated pavilion, picnic tables, a bike rack, landscaping and a pet drinking fountain.

The contract also includes similar improvements to the playground near the Oak and Maple Pavilions, including new climbing equipment, a bench swing and a handicapped-accessible paved trail with two wooden footbridges connecting the playground to the pavilions and the restrooms. This playground will have a nature theme.

Tribble Mill Park, at 2125 Tribble Mill Parkway, features two lakes and is often used for 5K races and large community events. In 2016, it hosted 112 private pavilion rentals, 31 race rentals, 31 group camping rentals and 18 meadow rentals.