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BROKEN WATER LINE MAY IMPACT ZOO VISITORS
BY: Rod HackneyMay. 09, 2008
ASHEBORO—A broken water line that has disrupted water service to a portion of the North Carolina Zoo may cause some inconvenience for visitors to the park this weekend.
A 12-inch water line that provides water to much of the zoo’s African exhibit region ruptured on Thursday. As a result, visitors touring that portion of the zoo over the next few days will be required to use portable toilets brought in until the water line is repaired.
The Crocodile Café restaurant near the zoo’s African entrance as well as water fountains in the African region will also be unavailable to visitors this weekend. But limited food service will be provided in the African section by portable snack stands. The park’s African animals remain on exhibit and are being provided with water from temporary sources.
Meanwhile, restaurants, restrooms and water fountains in the zoo’s North American region as well as those in the Junction Plaza located at the center of the park remain open and fully operational.
“We hope this will be only a minor inconvenience for our visitors,” said Dr. David Jones, zoo director. “We’ve had crews working on the problem since Thursday, but it could be several days before water service is restored to the African exhibit areas.”
The zoo is located on Zoo Parkway (N.C. 159) six miles southeast of Asheboro off U.S. 64 and U.S. 220. Operating hours from April through October are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $10 for adults, $6 for children 2-12 and $8 for senior citizens 62-plus. For information visit the zoo’s Web site at www.nczoo.org or call 1-800-488-0444.
The zoo is an agency of the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, William G. Ross Jr., Secretary; Michael F. Easley, Governor.