SPOKANE, Wash. — Visitors to Riverfront Park this weekend for Pig Out in the Park will find one prominent art piece off-limits to the public.

The Stepwell sculpture, located near Spokane Falls and one of the park's larger pieces that is hard to miss, remains chained and padlocked with no clear timeline for reopening. The installation cost the city over half a million dollars just two years ago.

Even though the artwork looks rough and worn, the city says it's not falling apart. City officials say the measures are in place for public safety and to protect the artwork, claiming this was anticipated when putting it in.

Sydney Barton visited Riverfront Park with her dad, drawn to the Stepwell out of curiosity.

"When I saw it I was like, that's actually sick," Barton said.

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