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Flood County Park near North Fair Oaks in Menlo Park will close starting on Monday, April 8, as demolition begins prior to construction of the first phase of the “Realize Flood Park” project, according to an April 4 San Mateo County press release.
Construction crew work hours will be Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. There won’t be construction on weekends and holidays.
In December 2023, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties granted the 21-acre county park, located at 215 Bay Road, $1.3 million. The money came from the $10.3 million Santa Clara County Stanford Mitigation Fund.
The first phase is expected to last most of 2024, according to the county. It includes construction of picnic areas, a multi-use sports field and sports courts that include basketball, tennis, pickleball and volleyball courts.
On April 15, the county will install security fencing. The same day, it will begin heavy demolition of the site and bring in construction equipment. The bike pump track is scheduled to close during this week while the surface is sealed.
The pump track — a mountain/dirt bike course that debuted in October 2023 — will be open throughout most of the project. There will be periods when flaggers halt car and bike traffic to move materials and equipment. The pump track will be closed for several weeks this summer while parking areas are paved.
The park is expected to partially reopen with some restrictions to newly landscaped areas in the fall.
Officials plan to fully reopen the park next winter.
For more on the project, go to smcgov.org/parks/realize-flood-park.
