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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - City and federal officials will be at MLK Park on Wednesday for the groundbreaking and dedication of a new pedestrian bridge. The bridge will be constructed over Brush Creek and will allow those living north of Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard to MLK Park. “That’s going to be very beneficial,” said Orlando Hudson, who was at the park with his family. “On a nice day like today, you can just walk right over here and come on to the park. I feel like that will be great, especially for the community. We need more good, positive things like that.” Hudson says he works a lot in nearby buildings, like Brush Creek Towers. He says grandparents living there will be able to walk with their grandchildren to the park when the bridge opens. “Accessibility-wise, there’s going to be a lot more people walking over here,” said Hudson. For now, fences are up in the north portion of the park’s parking lot, materials and machines are in place, and prep work has already started. The pedestrian bridge has been in the works for years, with residents asked to vote on what they would like the bridge to look like back in 2024. The bridge is being funded by local taxpayers and $2.8 million in Community Project Funding by U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver II. The lawmaker, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, Parks Board members, and other officials will be at the groundbreaking and dedication ceremony on Wednesday, Sep. 9 at 2 p.m.