CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio — Summit Metro Parks announced that the public is invited to a community update on the Gorge Dam removal process.
What You Need To Know
- The removal of the 420-foot-wide, 60-foot-tall dam in Gorge Metro Park has begun and is already in Phase 2
- The progress report will be presented on Tuesday, April 28, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Akron-Summit County Public Library
- Planning for the dam removal has been in the works for decades
The removal of the 420-foot-wide, 60-foot-tall dam in Gorge Metro Park has begun and is already in Phase 2.
The removal is occurring in four phases total. The second phase started last year and it involved the transportation of dredged sediment to be safely stored at a separate site…