This morning marked the beginning of the connection between the Environmental Learning Center at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and nearby trails as workers began installing the steel frame of the pedestrian bridge that will stretch over Point Defiance Park's Animal Loop Road.

Work over the next few days means some road closures at this section of Animal Loop Road. To get to the Zoo, enter the park near SAMI's Camp 6 site and follow the signs. If entering through the main park entrance, travelers trying to get to the Zoo parking lot will need to continue past the traditional left-hand turn after the Fort Nisqually picnic area and keep to the left past the Rhododendron Gardens, Owen Beach and the SAMI Camp 6 area and follow signs until they reach the other side of the Zoo parking lot. 

Questions?

Please send construction-related questions about the  Environmental Learning Center at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium to Alicia Lawver, Facilities Communication Coordinator, at  [email protected].

This is one of 14 school construction projects funded by a $500 million bond passed by voters in 2013. Health and safety upgrades throughout the district are also supported by this capital construction bond. For more information about these projects, go to www.BuildingForAchievement.com.