Bonnerworth Park project update
Peterborough, ON – Construction of the expanded skateboard park, new bike pump track, and pickleball courts at Bonnerworth Park at Monaghan Road and McDonnel Street is expected to begin within the next couple of weeks, with completion anticipated by fall 2025.
Preparations are expected to begin the week of November 5, including removing the clay from the ball diamonds to be used at other ball diamonds in the City and putting up fencing around the construction site.
Unrelated to the construction, three trees that are in poor health will be removed from the park this week.
The Bonnerworth Park project will include planting about 220 trees on the property, with about 63% of the site being maintained as green space.
Bonnerworth Park is an active-use park that currently includes two baseball fields, four tennis courts, a skateboard park, and a parking lot. The existing four tennis courts currently serve as multi-sport courts and operate as either four tennis courts, or eight pickleball courts, depending on the user's preference.
The baseball fields at Bonnerworth will be removed and the City will invest in ball diamonds at other parks, including upgrading ball diamonds at three parks in 2024 and 2025. The tennis courts at Bonnerworth will be removed and new tennis courts will be built at Knights of Columbus Park as part of a larger plan to rejuvenate and enhance the recreation facilities at that park.
City Council has budgeted $4.4 million over two years, 2024 and 2025, for the Bonnerworth Park project.
Project information, including the final site plan and frequently asked questions, is available on the City’s website at peterborough.ca/Bonnerworth.
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