Families and ball players have been driving up to the 15th Street Playground all summer to find a locked gate and some bad news: “Fun Under Construction.”
City Council awarded a $92,282 contract to All Surface Asphalt Paving of Point Pleasant in February to install a new surface and playground equipment. The project includes replacement of the basketball court, drainage work and installation of a new bathroom facility.
It had been scheduled to be complete by the start of summer, but delivery and return of a piece of damaged playground equipment was one setback to a project schedule that involved multiple contractors, according to Jim Mallon, assistant to Mayor Jay Gillian.
Mallon said playground equipment should be fully constructed within a week with a special soft surface installed the following week. The playground is expected to reopen by the end of the month, he said.
