ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Many of the parks around Asheville were among the infrastructural casualties of Hurricane Helene last fall. However, the city of Asheville has announced a few riverside locations are on their way back to full restoration.

The Carrier Park picnic shelter and adjacent wetlands educational area, rolling lawn and east parking lot have reopened, though the west side of the park remains closed.

The French Broad River Greenway is open from Hominy Creek River Park to Amboy Riverfront Park and Craven Street to French Broad River Park, though the portion of the greenway spanning French Broad River Park to Amboy Riverfront Park remains closed.

The parks which are already fully reopened are Amboy Riverfront Park, Craven Street Trailhead Park, Craven Street Bridge Boating Access Area, Jean Webb Park and Wilma Dykeman Greenway.

“The City of Asheville is committed to ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience for all visitors to parks and public spaces damaged by Tropical Storm Helene and thanks the community for their cooperation,” wrote city communications specialist Kim Miller in a press release.

To that effect, the city issued a reminder that parks which remain closed are sealed off for a reason.

“Visitors should be aware that certain sections within these parks and greenways may have sustained catastrophic damage and remain closed at this time or have temporary detours in place,” Miller wrote. “Requests for Qualifications (RFQ) were recently posted for design services to rebuild Helene-related damage to public areas along the French Broad River and in the Azalea Road area.”

While it may be years before every park in Asheville is returned to pre-storm standards, city employees remain hard at work to ensure that happens as quickly as possible

“City staff have been picking up extra work assignments and working around the clock to document damages and assess temporary measures to not only get these spaces accessible to our community but to ensure FEMA understands the depth and breadth of the impact from Helene on our public lands,” said City of Asheville Recovery Coordinator Bridget Herring in the release.

For general information about Asheville’s storm recovery, visit ashevillerecovers.org.