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Skaters enjoy a new addition to Centennial Skate Park on Saturday, April 6, 2024.

A new skate park expansion at Centennial Park officially opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday.

The $250,000 expansion at the park, at 600 Rockledge Road, has been under construction since last fall. It’s a plaza that’s designed to be used for “street-style” skateboarding, where skaters do tricks using obstacles that wouldn’t exclusively be found in a skate park, like benches, stairs, handrails and any other architecture a skater might come across on a city street.

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Lawrence Mayor Bart Littlejohn speaks at the opening of an addition to Centennial Skate Park on Saturday, April 6, 2024.

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Mayor Bart Littlejohn cuts the ribbon for a new addition to Centennial Skate Park on Saturday, April 6, 2024.

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Mayor Bart Littlejohn cuts the ribbon for a new addition to Centennial Skate Park on Saturday, April 6, 2024.

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A crowd of people gathers for the ribbon cutting ceremony for a new addition to Centennial Skate Park on Saturday, April 6, 2024.

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A young skater tries out one of the new features at the addition to Centennial Skate Park on Saturday, April 6, 2024. The park features a variety of “street-style” skateboarding elements.

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A skater does a trick at the new addition to Centennial Skate Park on Saturday, April 6, 2024.

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Two skaters ride on the vert ramp at Centennial Skate Park on Saturday, April 6, 2024.