Gravel trucks and cement workers were out in force on Monday Oct. 18 at the Delridge Playfield 4458 Delridge Way s.w. working to complete the $3.2 million improvement project approved under the Parks and Green Spaces Levy.

The construction contract was awarded to A-1 Landscape and Construction, Inc. and work began in early July. The project is on schedule, and parks anticipates opening the facility in early November.

Parks held two public meetings for this project at the Delridge Community Center. The landscape architects presented a schematic design at the first meeting and went over the project summary.

The finished project will feature two striped soccer fields, one softball field, one baseball field, one woman’s lacrosse field overlaying the north soccer field, one men’s lacrosse field overlaying the south soccer field, two striped 'Ultimate' fields overlaying the south soccer field, and one smaller Ultimate field demarcated with ‘cone dots’ overlaying the north soccer field.

The ADA accessibility to the north will be maintained and ADA access to the south will be added from the south parking lot.

The renovation to the field includes:

• Replacement of the existing all-weather sand/silt fields with synthetic turf.
• Fields/Striping for adult soccer, Ultimate Frisbee, baseball and softball.
• Replacement of the existing field lights with more energy efficient and neighbor friendly lights.
• Replacement of subsurface drainage.
• Maintaining ADA access from the field to the south parking lot and the community center.