Construction at City of Sacramento Parks
Special projects
2022 Sacramento River East Levee Improvements – Contract 3 (Between Zacharias Park and Garcia Bend Park)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is planning to construct levee seepage and stability improvements in the Pocket/Greenhaven area in 2022. Work will occur along the Sacramento River east levee between Zacharias Park and Garcia Bend Park. Zacharias Park is being used as a staging area and will remain closed through 2022. Garcia Bend Park and the boat launch facility will remain open and available for public use, however the western portion of the parking lot will be used as a project staging area. The eastern portion of the parking lot will remain open and available for public use.
Pre-construction activities that include the relocation of existing utilities and removing vegetation located directly in the construction footprint will occur between December 2021 – April 2022. Major levee construction activity is anticipated to occur between April 2022 – November 2022. For more information about the project, including links to final environmental documents and FAQs, visit www.sacleveeupgrades.com or contact the USACE Public Affairs Office at (916) 557-5100.
2022 Lower American River Erosion Protection Construction – Access at Glenn Hall Park
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will be constructing river bank erosion protection measures along the Lower American River levee between CSUS and Glenn Hall Park in 2022. The work will require the use of a limited portion of Glenn Hall Park for access onto the levee. The park, including the soccer/softball field and public pool, will remain open and available to the public throughout construction. USACE will be constructing a temporary access road that will necessitate the closure of the eastern side of the Glenn Hall Park parking lot and the use of a strip of grass area just west of the soccer field, approximately 16’-20’ in width from the edge of the existing sidewalk. The temporary access road will be fenced and flaggers will be present when construction traffic is present. Access into and use of the western side of the parking lot will remain available.
Levee pre-construction activity, including vegetation removal is anticipated to occur between January 26, 2022 – March 1, 2022, followed by river bank erosion protection construction starting in late spring or early summer 2022. For more information about the project, including links to final environmental documents and FAQs, visit:
https://www.spk.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Sacramento-Levee-Upgrades/American-River-Levees/
2022 Sacramento River East Levee Improvements – Staging at ConlinYouth Sports Complex
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will be constructing levee seepage and stability improvements along the Sacramento River east levee in 2022. The project will require limited use of a vacant portion of the Conlin Youth Sports Complex for staging equipment and materials. All park facilities, including the existing ball fields, will remain open and available to the public throughout construction. USACE will be utilizing an existing maintenance road located adjacent to the park’s facilities to access the staging area.
Sacramento River East Levee Improvement - Staging on Portion of Conlin Youth Sports complex (PDF)
Levee construction activities are anticipated to occur between March 1, 2022- November 1, 2022. For more information about the project, including links to final environmental documents and FAQs, visit https://www.spk.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Sacramento-Levee-Upgrades/or contact the USACE Public Affairs Office at (916) 557-5100.
Questions or comments regarding the levee construction activity can be directed to USACE at:
USACE Public Affairs Office
Phone: (916) 557-5100
Email: spk-pao@usace.army.mil
Individual Park construction
Fong Ranch Park
This is a 3.9-acre community park. Construction started October 2022 and will be completed June 2023. The park will include the following amenities: a children’s farm themed playground, group picnic area with a shade structure, an open turf area bantam soccer field, individual picnic nodes, a games area with a table tennis and two cornhole games, concrete walkways, a basketball court, park name sign, site furnishings, large shade and flowering trees and 12 ft masonry wall along the north side of the park.
Project manager: Dennis Day at DDay@cityofsacramento.org
Nielsen Park Improvements
Nielsen Park is an existing 10.08 acre park located at 7596 Center Parkway. The Improvements at this park consist of installation of two new shade canopies in the existing adventure playground area, installation of three new picnic tables, concrete paving and soccer field renovation. This project is anticipated to be completed by the end of the year 2022. For additional information contact Jeff Nittka at jnittka@cityofsacramento.org or phone 916-808-5996.
Northlake Community Park
This is a 12.4-acre community park. Construction started June 2021 and will be completed November 2022. The first phase of Northlake Park includes the following amenities: an adventure play area with shade canopies, multipurpose fields, shaded group picnic area, individual picnic nodes with game tables, basketball court, security lighting, park naming sign, site furnishings shade trees and walking paths.
Contact Jeff Nittka at jnittka@cityofsacramento.org or phone 916-808-5996.
Regency Park Pump Track and Bike Playground
Regency Park is an existing 41.67 acre park located at 5500 Honor Parkway. This project is located at the north end of the park off Bridgecross Drive. This project consist installation of new landscaping, irrigation, pump track, meandering decomposed granite pathways for bikes with obstacles, decks and rocks to create a bike playground experience. The Regency Pump Track and Bike Playground project is scheduled to be completed in September 2022. For additional information.Contact Jeff Nittka at jnittka@cityofsacramento.org or phone 916-808-5996.
Winn Park, Albert
Construction is underway on a City project within Albert Winn Park. Selective demolition started in April 2021 on a cold-shell remodel of the existing Winn Park Building, construction work to be complete in summer 2022, followed by a landscape renovation complete by early 2023. The improvements will include new stairs, accessible lift and accessible restrooms on both floors. The building will need significant improvements after City work to make the building ready for a tenant. City is working directly with Midtown Association to coordinate with and minimize interruptions to existing Wednesdays at Winn and other events that take place in the park. There will be noise and dust during this work, so thank you for your patience as the City works to activate Albert Winn Park.
Project Manager: Ezra Roati, eroati@cityofsacramento.org