FOLLOWUP: After 2,577 days, Lincoln Park South Play Area is a few more days away from reopening, Parks says

Last estimate from Seattle Parks on the completion of Lincoln Park South Play Area construction, seven years after safety concerns closed the old play structure, was a reiteration of “July.” July is now over, so we went to the park this morning, and noted that fencing is still up and the play area appears to have a few finishing touches left (our photos were taken looking over the fence):

So we then pinged Parks. Their update: “Final inspections took place Wednesday 7/31 and the contractor is addressing items that need to be corrected through the end of this week. The fence will be removed by this weekend.” You can browse our past coverage of the project here. The marine theme for the new play area was chosen with community participation in 2018.

Hair: A Parent August 1, 2024 (2:51 pm)

$600,000 bucks and seven years to result in THAT is an absolute shame. I wonder how much of the budget lined pockets along the approval chain (“tips” as SCOTUS has blessed the practice). West Seattle deserved better just like we deserved a bridge that should have held up to the originally projected life span. I can only imagine how soon the first child gets injured when it starts falling apart. Well, at least we didn’t green light a $1.7 million single stall public toilet like San Francisco did.