Manson Bay Park gets safety improvements

MANSON – A two part project at the Manson Bay Park swim  beach to help with safety improvements was conducted by Chelan County PUD starting on April 1.

The first part of the project included adding handrails to the existing stairs by the swimming area to increase accessibility. From there contractor Jason Sanderson of Chelan worked on extending the current swim beach stairs as the second part of the project.

“We noticed that the sand has a tendency to migrate further out into the lake so there’s quite a bit of a drop off on that last stair down to the beach and by adding two more stairs there won’t be that drop off,” said Project Manager Court Hill.

The project was expected to last 12 days, yet on April 3 concrete was added to the new steps, putting the project ahead of schedule. Hill stated that the contractor was able to move fast due to the lack of public visiting the park while working on the project. The weather also was a huge help to the project as it was partly sunny for the majority of the days. “It’s actually not bad to have a little moisture to help cure the concrete,” said Hill.

The total cost of the project was estimated to be under $25,000, with $15,000 going towards the additional steps. Handrails added an extra thousands dollars.

Hill mentioned that Manson Bay Park swim area will now accommodate all the people who use it.