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132nd Square Park Redevelopment and Stormwater Retrofit

Project typePark renovation and stormwater retrofit
Project value$11,540,000
Project scheduleJuly 2021 - June 2022
Contractor nameAllied Construction

Construction began Monday, June 28, 2021

WHAT: The park renovation begins an estimated one-year park closure while the contractor, Allied Construction, installs the stormwater facility, multi-use synthetic turf field with lighting, new restroom, expanded parking with drop-off zone, new playground, walking trail and picnic shelters.

WHEN: Kirkland's contractor plans to begin construction by early July. It intends to complete the stormwater detention facility by the end of 2021, and to complete the park renovation by late summer 2022.

WHY: The City of Kirkland is renovating 132nd Square Park, and at the same time, installing a stormwater solution to benefit the waterways between Kingsgate and Lake Washington. Among other improvements, the project will replace the southern-most softball/soccer field's grassy -- and frequently mussy -- surface with a synthetic turf surface that will be playable all year.

Kirkland's leaders have timed the park renovation project with the installation of a stormwater system beneath the park's new synthetic turf multi-use field. The stormwater system will consolidate and treat surface water runoff from the surrounding 48.25 acres, including the nearly 10 acre park site, and is funded primarily with grant awards from two agencies. The stormwater project was the highest impact project in the Juanita Creek/Totem Lake Basin Surface Water Retrofit Study

Read the Project Update(PDF, 5MB) mailed to over 4000 addresses surrounding the park.

Location

132nd Square Park, 13159 132nd Ave NE, Kirkland, WA 98034, View Map

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Discussions

Timeline

Park Master Plan

Spring 2019 - Fall 2019

Park Design

Fall 2019 - Fall 2020

Surface Water Project Design

Winter 2019 - Winter 2020

Park & Surface Water Construction

Park Closed
June 28, 2021 - Summer 2022

Project Complete

Summer 2022

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Contact details

Brian Baker

Project Coordinator

bbaker@kirklandwa.gov

425-587-3874

Mary Gardocki

Park Planning and Development Manager

mgardocki@kirklandwa.gov

425-587-3311

Rosalie Wessels

Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator

rwessels@kirklandwa.gov

425-587-3877

Updates & information

Updates (Oct 8) -- The construction zone will expand again to close access to the playground from the neighborhood on Wednesday, October 13th. The outfield of the softball field remains available to residents throughout construction.

(Oct 5) -- City Council approved the design for the project artwork titled "Individually We Transform ... Together We Soar"(PDF, 1MB) by Cobalt Designworks.

(Aug 6) -- Construction activity will continue during the weekend at 132nd Square Park as the contractor works to maintain the construction schedule that will bring the surface water facility online by the end of the year.

(June 28) -- Construction is underway!

(June 25) --Construction is scheduled to begin on Monday, June 28! Project Update flyers were mailed to over 4000 addresses around the park, and a construction sign will be installed next week. Residents looking for open space can visit the grassy parcel located between 135th Place NE and 136th Place NE along NE 132nd Street.

(June 1) -- City Council awarded the construction contract, and elected to include the two additional picnic shelters, dugout covers at the new multi-use field, and concrete pathways and plaza. Construction is expected to begin in late June or early July.

(May 19) -- City staff presented at the Evergreen Hill Neighborhood Association meeting.

(Mar. 17) -- City staff presented at the Evergreen Hill Neighborhood Association meeting.

(Oct. 27) -- The 132nd Square Park Master Plan that the Kirkland City Council approved in November 2019 will become a construction project in winter 2021. The City expects complete construction by spring 2022.