Grounding the Flyway: Construction continues on latest Tom Lee Park project
Construction crews work Tuesday, March 18, 2025, to put in the 50-foot pilings for the Flyway in Tom Lee Park. The 50-foot holes will be dug and filled with concrete to create the pilings to support the new observation deck. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The Flyway, a boardwalk and observation deck off the river, continued Tuesday, March 18, when work crews dug two 50-foot holes and filled them with reinforced concrete.
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