Roanoke Park Playground Replacement

On Wednesday, June 11, Pacific Premierscapes will deliver materials and equipment to Roanoke Park to install the new poured-in-place (PIP) accessible play area surfacing as part of the playground replacement project. This post provides additional details about the delivery and potential roadway impacts.

Action: Single lane closure of northbound lane

Reason: Delivery of materials and equipment for the Roanoke Park Playground Replacement project

Mitigation: Flaggers will maintain one-way alternating traffic

Location: West Mercer Way and 70^th Ave SE

Timeframe: Wednesday, June 11, 7:00-11:00AM

Details: On Wednesday, June 11, three 65’ tractor trailers from Pacific Premierscapes are scheduled to deliver materials and equipment to Roanoke Park to install new poured-in-place (PIP) accessible play area surfacing as part of the Roanoke Park Playground Replacement project. During delivery, the northbound lane on West Mercer Way will be closed and trucks will be staged in the parking lot at Aubrey Davis Park Lid C (images of the road impacts and parking area provided below). The contractor will provide signs and flaggers to control traffic to minimize impacts to the public. Community members can expect some travel delays on West Mercer Way during this delivery.

The northbound shoulder on West Mercer Way will be closed at 70th Ave SE on Wednesday, June 11, to accommodate deliveries at Roanoke Park for the playground replacement project currently underway.	During the delivery period, trucks that are not actively delivering to the site will be staged at the parking lot at Aubrey Davis Park Lid C.

Questions or concerns? Contact Sarah Bluvas, CIP Project Manager, at sarah.bluvas@mercerisland.gov or 206.549.1032.

Significant progress continues at Roanoke Park! Here's an update on work from the last two weeks.

• Play equipment posts and most components have been installed - including much of the 18' tall Neptun Climber!
• The crew finished pouring the concrete curb that encloses the play area. Remaining concrete work, including the picnic area pad and parking stall, will be installed completed near the end of the project.
• Additionally, the contractor finalized the rock subgrade for the poured-in-place (PIP) accessible surfacing. City staff and the consultant team will inspect the subgrade next week in preparation for installing the PIP.

View construction photos here.

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.