Work On 7 Edison Parks Continues Into Summer

EDISON, NJ — Seven Edison Township Parks will be closed for the first few weeks of the summer, as renovations enter its final few weeks. Work on an eighth park wrapped up this week.

Improvements at the parks include new equipment and rubberized play surfaces. Work began in March, and is expected to wrap up mid-July, a few weeks into summer vacation.

Originally scheduled to finished by the end of the school year, cool, rainy weather caused construction delays, Business Administrator Maureen Ruane said in a press release. The playground construction is not expected to affect township-run camps in the parks, a township spokesperson said.

"The park improvements may pose temporary inconveniences, but Edison residents and their children can soon enjoy safe, new and more accessible playgrounds for years to come," Ruane said.

Seven of the parks will be funded by the township and a matching $350,000 grant from the Middlesex County Open Space Trust Fund. Those seven parks were flagged for improvements by industry experts after an evaluation of all 24 township parks.

The seven parks funded by the township and the grant are:

• Beatrice Parkway Park on Kingsbridge Drive and Beatrice Parkway
• Blossom Street Park, near Jefferson Boulevard
• Edison Woods Park at Karen Place and Rinear Drive
• Gateway Park on Howard Avenue
• Old Post Park at Gurley and Stevens Roads
• Polansky Park at New Dover Road and Grove Avenue
• Stephen J. Capestro Park, off Grandview Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard

Construction at the eighth park, Swales Park, has already wrapped up, and was made possible by private donations. The family of late former Mayor Thomas J. Swales III and the non-profit group Beautiful Edison made a that work possible with a $37,500 donation, Ruane said.

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