Oak Leaf Trail Sinkhole Repairs

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Milwaukee County completed the replacement of the culvert under the Oak Leaf Trail (OLT) Zip Line, where a sink hole developed. This sink hole was caused by a collapsing stone culvert, built over 100 years ago, beneath the trail. Funding was secured to pursue repairs to the culvert and the trail. Construction began in Fall 2021 and was finalized in June 2022, with topsoil, seed and plantings.

The repaired trail is now open for pedestrian and bicycle use.

Latest before and after photos:

Reconstruction - Fall 2021Paving complete and in full use, mid-May 2022!

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Milwaukee County completed the replacement of the culvert under the Oak Leaf Trail (OLT) Zip Line, where a sink hole developed. This sink hole was caused by a collapsing stone culvert, built over 100 years ago, beneath the trail. Funding was secured to pursue repairs to the culvert and the trail. Construction began in Fall 2021 and was finalized in June 2022, with topsoil, seed and plantings.

The repaired trail is now open for pedestrian and bicycle use.

Latest before and after photos:

Reconstruction - Fall 2021Paving complete and in full use, mid-May 2022!

If you would like to learn about more projects like these, be sure to visit the Capital Projects GIS (Geographic Information System) tracker for Milwaukee County Parks projects near you.

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    GLENDALE, Wis. - Part of the Oak Leaf Trail in Glendale, north of Silver Spring and west of Green Bay Road, was shut down in 2019, and people were asked to take a detour thanks to a growing sinkhole.

  • A group is trying to raise thousands of dollars to repair a sinkhole on the Zip Line portion of the Oak Leaf Trail

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    A parks group is raising funds to repair the Zip Line, a path at the Oak Leaf Trail that has been closed since spring because of an expanding sinkhole above a crumbling, century-old stone culvert and creek.

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