A struggle for parking at the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington won't be as much of a problem after this week.

Throughout the summer, the zoo has been working on adding infrastructure improvements and this week will wrap up the parking lot expansion project. Superintendent Jay Tetzloff is excited this phase of their projects is set to be completed ahead of a busy season of special events.

According to Tetzloff, the parking lot expansion was part of a $1.2-million improvement to several aspects of their facility. He explains they eliminated the road that ran in front of their entrance, which will be a safety improvement at the same time.

As for the addition of a concession area in both the zoo and the visitors outside the park, Tetzloff says things are still plugging along there. Right now, concessions are being served inside the zoo and later this month they will start serving to guests outside the park.

The zoo's parking lot expansion will be done in time for this month's 'Spooktacular' event and ahead of December's very popular 'Wild Lights'. 

Tetzloff says it's exciting to see the plans they have in place continue to be executed. This is his tenth year as the leader of the zoo.