In response to resident complaints, the National Park Service (NPS) passed along a note this morning that a contractor will be installing a temporary surface on the abandoned mud pit pedestrian trail this weekend, weather permitting. Materials will be delivered this week. NPS requests that residents detour around the area when walking to and from Fort Totten Metro station while this work is being done.

This is just an interim measure as NPS contines to work on a redesign for a new permanent trail with lighting in the area. According to NPS, the redesign “will take place in the first half of 2023, with construction to follow once funding has been identified.”