The Dallas Morning News: Dallas approves deal for design, construction of I-35E Oak Cliff deck park

A nonprofit foundation will oversee the design and construction of a park being built over Interstate 35E in Oak Cliff.

The Dallas City Council unanimously approved a development agreement on Wednesday with the Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation for the $172 million project.

The 5-acre southern Dallas park will be built in two phases. The first covers construction for about half of the park — from Ewing Avenue to Lancaster Avenue — and is projected to open in late 2023. It’s not clear when the second half, which continues toward Marsalis Avenue, would open.

The deck park would span I-35E near the Dallas Zoo and is modeled after Klyde Warren Park in Uptown. The park will feature lawns, a playground, water features and an area for food trucks.

Project proponents have said the park is meant to foster more economic development and reconnect neighborhoods divided by I-35E.