Delridge Playfield turf replacement closer to construction

Another major West Seattle playfield is set to get new artificial turf soon, and the Delridge Playfield project has moved a step closer to construction: It’s open for bids right now. The project includes more than just turf replacement – here’s the overview in the call for bids:

Replace outdated Synthetic Turf including: remove all infilled turf field carpet and infill materials, install new pad system across the playing field surface, replace collector line along the West side with solid collector line and root, replace non-compliant concrete pathways with accessible concrete pathways, replace all dugout gates with accessible gates, replace access staircase with concrete staircase, replace existing drinking fountain with accessible drinking fountain, install new chain-link fence and swing gate.

Additive #1: Improve the Delridge Community Center hardscape entrance and ramp to Delridge Way SW. Additive #2: Improvements at the Northwest corner of the playfield to provide improved access between Delridge Playfield and 26th Ave SW. Additive #3: Improve the ramp at the Southeast corner of the playfield and park lot improvements.

Deadline for bids is May 17th. The playfield website says the project cost is projected to be more than $4 million and that construction is likely to start in July. Also set for new artificial turf this summer, Hiawatha Playfield, which went out for re-bidding earlier this spring, as we reported.

10 Replies to "Delridge Playfield turf replacement closer to construction"

  • 4 May 1, 2023 (10:03 pm)

    Folks who think turf burn is bad….. never played on  delridge soccer field in the 80s! Whoo, think I still got some of them syntrex or whatever it was called in my knee and arse….lol

  • Boinsted May 1, 2023 (10:56 pm)

    I was told that Delridge is now being prioritized and Hiawatha work won’t begin until the fall now. 

    • Hiawatha May 2, 2023 (6:54 am)

      Seattle Parks needs to be held accountable to their commitments. Go to the May 9th meeting of the Admiral Neighborhood Association and make your voice heard. Parks will be there. https://whereisourplayground.org/parks/hiawatha-community-center/

    • WSB May 2, 2023 (11:28 am)

      I am following up with Parks. However, I’d also note, after looking further into the bid files, that Hiawatha has a winning bidder again – same one for the rebid as for the original bid – FieldTurf USA, whose bid this time was all of $15,000 lower than thr first time.

  • SSS May 2, 2023 (12:06 am)

    So both field will be unavailable at the same time?  Did they say approximately how long it would take? That only leaves Walt Hudley as a turf field in west seattle and there is only 1 soccer field and no room on the sides for anything else. Such a bummer for the kids during the summer. 

  • Liz May 2, 2023 (9:20 am)

    Doesn’t astroturf contain chemicals linked to cancer?

    • WSB May 2, 2023 (11:38 am)

      That’s been studied for years. I looked around for something recent and definitive, and the summary seems to be, while they can’t rule out a risk, it’s not believed to be a high risk, but the debate continues.

    • Frog May 2, 2023 (12:24 pm)

      As I understand, the crumb rubber infill is the main issue.  It’s typically made from ground-up tires, and on a hot day, you can smell the rich petroleum aroma.  It can’t be healthy.  Perhaps they will replace it with cork infill (already used in a lot of places), or something else not so toxic.  The Madison MS field, which is supposed to be made into turf before the end of the third millennium, was supposed to be cork.

  • Jay May 2, 2023 (9:40 am)

    These projects are more complex than they look and have to be done in summer months. It’s just one of those things that’s expensive and inconvenient, but just needs to be done every decade.

  • Kyle May 2, 2023 (11:41 am)

    South Park Community Center and Hiawatha Community Center likely to be closed at the same time too.

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