Section of popular walking trail in Lake Balboa reopens

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently reopened a section of a popular walking trail along Lake Balboa's western bank to the public, according to the Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council's Web site, www.lakebalboanc.org.

The section was closed briefly to allow work on the Bull Creek Ecosystem Restoration Project in the Sepulveda Basin.

The trail had been closed since June, according to the site, while Corps contractor C.W. Crosser completed work on a temporary diversion channel and 12-inch water line that will supply Bull Creek with water from Lake Balboa.

The temporary trail closure was needed to protect park-goers from the heavy construction at the site. C.W. Crosser and the Corps understood the importance of the trail to the public and expedited the work.

The Web site states that more work in the creek continues and is expected to be completed in the fall. Final construction, including pedestrian bridges and interpretive nodes, is scheduled to be completed next summer.

For more information, visit www.lakebalboanc.org.