Roanoke Park Playground Replacement

The Roanoke Park Playground site has been busy! This week, the contractor:

• Finished the first section of concrete curbing
• Installed equipment footings for the new 2-5 play structure
• Completed trenching and compaction for the remaining curb section
• Started shaping the stormwater swale on the west perimeter of the play area
• Laid some of the base rock that for the new poured-in-place accessible play surfacing

The remaining curb section is scheduled to be poured next week (weather permitting). View construction photos here.

This week, R&R Construction completed more drainage work and prepared the site for upcoming concrete work, including forming the concrete curb and building the crushed rock subgrade for the picnic pad. The contractor is currently scheduled to pour the first section of concrete curb tomorrow (weather permitting). View construction photos here.

The contractor started forming the concrete curb that encloses the play area this week. Due to the constraints of the site, the concrete work has been broken out into two phases. Most of the curb will be poured in the next couple weeks. Then they will return to complete the curb and other concrete elements, including the picnic table pad, ADA parking stall, and new pathway from parking to the play area.

View construction photos here.

This week, R&R Construction continued minor site work in preparation for concrete work to begin next week. More support posts for new play equipment have been installed, and the City's Stormwater team completed their work connecting the new play area drainage system to the existing outfall on 70th Ave SE.

View construction photos here.

The new playground at Roanoke Park continues to take shape! Over the past two weeks, R&R Construction:

• Continued building the new drainage system
• Began installing the crushed rock subgrade for the accessible play area surfacing
• Removed more concrete footings leftover from previous playground equipment.

Posts for the new swings and spinner have also been installed, and the City’s Stormwater team built the pipe connection from the new play area drainage system to the existing stormwater outfall along 70^th Ave SE.

Construction updates and photos are posted on Let’s Talk.

This week, the contractor continued installing the new drainage system, including laying drainage pipe and placing a new catch basin within the play area. The project team from Berger and KPFF also conducted a site visit to observe the drainage work that has been completed to date. Drainage work and preparation for curbing will continue over the next couple of weeks. View construction photos here.

Construction updates will pause next week during spring break. Stay tuned for the next update on April 24!

This week R&R Construction continued work to install the new drainage system, including trenching, placing drain fabric, and sourcing pipe and gravel backfill. Drainage work and preparation for curbing will continue over the next couple of weeks, then R&R Construction will start installing new play equipment footings.

View construction photos here.

Despite rainy weather this week, R&R Construction continued excavating soil to achieve the necessary grades for the renovated play area. Excavated material is currently stockpiled on site and will be used to soften the slope next to 70th Avenue SE at the end of the project. Next week, the contractor will continue work to prepare for installing the concrete curbing and drainage within the play area.

View construction photos here.

This week, R&R Construction continued grading the site and began trenching for the new play area curbing. They will continue curbing work into next week, then progress to the drainage installation.

View construction photos here.

Despite the soggy weather this week, R&R Construction graded the site and marked the elevations needed to build up the new finished grade. Next, the contractor will continue grading the site and prepare for installing new play area curbing and drainage.

View construction photos here.