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Topeka’s Gage Park carousel enters a new renovation phase with an added protective shelter

Construction is underway on a year-long renovation of the historic carousel at Gage Park in Topeka. Shawnee County Parks and Recreation has started the next phase of the project by building a protective…

A protective construction shelter covering a historic carousel in a park while demolition work proceeds nearby

Construction is underway on a year-long renovation of the historic carousel at Gage Park in Topeka. Shawnee County Parks and Recreation has started the next phase of the project by building a protective shelter over the carousel.

With the shelter in place, crews are demolishing the existing building from inside it. The renovation is described as major and planned to span about a year.

KSNT 27 News reported that the work is moving forward as the project transitions into this sheltered demolition and renovation stage.