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Finishing touches made on Plaza de Las Cruces

September 14, 2016 by Pixel Mark

Las Cruces Sun-News

The splash pad at the north end of Plaza de Las Cruces gets a test run on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016. The official plaza opening is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016. (Photo: Anayssa Vasquez/Sun-News)
The splash pad at the north end of Plaza de Las Cruces gets a test run on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016. The official plaza opening is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016.
(Photo: Anayssa Vasquez/Sun-News)

Construction crew members spent much of Friday working on the final touches of Plaza de Las Cruces, the city’s new plaza. The fencing was removed, pavers were being laid and the slash pad was test fired. The project, with an approximate cost of $5.7 million, took about 14½ months to complete. The official name for the plaza was approved Tuesday by the Las Cruces City Council. The first public event to be staged at the plaza will be at 5 p.m. Sunday for the annual Patriot Day Ceremony to commemorate the 9/11 attacks. Formal dedication ceremonies will be next Saturday, with a variety of activities scheduled from noon through 7 p.m.

Employees of Landscape and Design Center Adrian Sierra, right, and Adolfo Rios place pavers around artist Tony Pennock’s “Rio Grande Time” sun dial on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, at the Plaza de Las Cruces. The official plaza opening is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016. (Photo: Anayssa Vasquez/Sun-News)
Employees of Landscape and Design Center Adrian Sierra, right, and Adolfo Rios place pavers around artist Tony Pennock’s “Rio Grande Time” sun dial on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, at the Plaza de Las Cruces. The official plaza opening is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016. (Photo: Anayssa Vasquez/Sun-News)

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