Construction at City of Sacramento Parks
Special projects
Wi-Fi in Parks
This project consists of the installation of free Wi-Fi in 27 parks throughout Sacramento. Construction began Q2 2019 and is scheduled to be completed Q4 2020. For more information on the parks and their current construction status, visit the Park Wi-Fi page.
Project Manager: Natasha Greer, ngreer@cityofsacramento.org
2020 Levee Improvement Work (Affects Garcia Bend and Miller Parks)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is planning to construct levee improvements along the Sacramento River East Levee at Miller Park and in the lower Little Pocket and Pocket-Greenhaven areas beginning in spring 2020. USACE contractors will be conducting pre-construction activities that include relocating existing utilities and removing vegetation located directly in the construction footprint. This advance work involves select tree trimming and cutting at Garcia Bend Park and Miller Park between December 2019 – March 2020. Questions or comments regarding this activity can be directed to USACE at:
USACE Public Affairs Office
Phone: (916) 557-5100
Email: spk-pao@usace.army.mil
Visit: USACE Sacramento Area Levees site
Individual Park construction
Blackbird Park Phase Development
Construction began late July and is estimated to be complete by late spring 2020. Improvements include: 0.6 Ac. small dog park, 1.6 Ac. large dog park, a 6-plot community garden, a children's playground with swings, a group picnic area with eight tables and group grill, a 300' baseball field, and a 79-space parking lot.
Project Manager: Dennis Day, dday@cityofsacramento.org
Blackbird Park page
Meadows Park Phase 1
Construction is scheduled to begin winter 2020 and will end late summer 2020. Improvements include: a playground with shade structure, group picnic area with shade structure, open turf area, concrete walkways, seating areas, site furnishings and landscaping.
Project Manager: Tin-Wah Wong, twong@cityofsacramento.org
Meadows Park page
McKinley Water Vault Project
A portion of McKinley Park that includes the existing baseball field, picnic table area and horseshoe courts will be closed beginning June 2019 for construction of the McKinley Water Vault project. The jogging path will be closed from Park Way to McKinley Blvd during construction and walkers and joggers will be routed around the panhandle. Jogging path enhancements will be made and will require portions of the trail to be closed during the final phase of the project. Please sign up for construction notifications on the project web page to receive updates on construction impacts in the park: http://www.cityofsacramento.org/McKinleyWaterVault for updates. See a visual rendering of the proposed park improvements as part of this project at: https://roundme.com/tour/301413/view/1009853/. Construction is expected to be complete by August 2021.
Project Manager: James Yorita, jyorita@cityofsacramento.org
McKinley Park page
Roosevelt Park Ballfield Improvements
Construction is scheduled to start by late September 2019 and end February 2020. Improvements include: Expansion and topdressing of baseball infield, irrigation and turf modifications, replacement of ball field backstop, overthrow fencing, maintenance and pedestrian gates, replacement of concrete flatwork, four players benches, two bleachers, a scorer’s table, and new bases, perimeter landscape improvements (irrigation modifications, soil preparation landscape planting, irrigation audit, and bark mulch) with a 90-day plant establishment period.
Project Manager: Dennis Day, dday@cityofsacramento.org
Roosevelt Park page
Stanford Park Restrooms
Construction is scheduled to begin in spring 2020 and will end summer 2020. Improvements include: demolition and removal of an existing restroom building, installation of a prefabricated restroom building, concrete flatwork, site furniture, irrigation modifications and landscaping.
Stanford Park page
Project Manager: Tin-Wah Wong, twong@cityofsacramento.org
Sutter’s Landing Park Restroom
Construction is scheduled to begin January 2020 and will end April 2020. Improvements include: a restroom building, concrete walkways and landscaping.
Project Manager: Tin-Wah Wong, twong@cityofsacramento.org
Sutter's Landing Park page