The Long Beach Junipero Sports Court will include a basketball court, roller-skating area and native landscaping.
The City of Long Beach plans to break ground on the construction of additional recreational space along Junipero Beach later this month, commemorated by a public ceremony on Jan. 26.
The Junipero Sports Court Project will include the construction of a full basketball court and roller skating area, as well as a shade structure and native landscaping. The new construction will take place directly next to two already existing basketball courts, one full and one half-size.
Construction on the project is expected to take place Mondays through Fridays from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. until the completion of the roller skating area and basketball court in May. The City may postpone landscaping work until it’s the appropriate seasonal planting times for the native plants being used.
The City of Long Beach announced its plans to create more oceanside recreational space and started gathering input from the community in 2022. After a community outreach campaign, the City finalized the design and construction details for the project last year.
In December 2023, the National Fish and Wildlife Fund South Coast Shoreline Parks and Outdoor Recreation Grants Program announced an allocation of $150,000 to the Junipero Sports Court Project.
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Junipero Sports Court Project will take place at noon on Friday, Jan. 26 at 2630 E. Ocean Blvd. This event will be free and open to the public.
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