Wahouma Park restoration work scheduled to be complete by late spring
The Wahouma Park restoration project is more than halfway complete, with upgrades scheduled to be finished in late spring.
Project work includes resurfacing basketball courts, repairing the walking trail, installation of new bleachers with accessible pathways, painting the concession stand and paving the parking lot. Recent wet weather has slowed some restoration work but crews hope to increase the pace in the coming days.
The project is being funded by a Community Development Block grant. Last year, the Birmingham City Council re-appropriated $300,000 for the redevelopment project.
Wahouma Park, formerly known as Lewis Park, is a 23-acre city park in the Wahouma neighborhood of East Lake. The park was purchased from adjoining Daniel Payne College in 1948 as a park for African Americans.
