SAN ANTONIO – City leaders and Hemisfair officials broke ground on Civic Park at Hemisfair in downtown San Antonio on Wednesday morning, kicking off an 18-month project.
City Council last month approved Phase 1 of the project, which will transform five acres of Hemisfair’s northwest corner of the park, at Alamo and Market streets.
The project will include a shaded promenade, the Shallows water feature and a lawn for large events up to 15,000 people. The park will also have Wi-Fi.
“As we head into year three of this pandemic, spaces like Hemisfair have become even more essential to the mental wellbeing, physical health and connection of all our residents,” Mayor Ron Nirenberg said. “And Hemisfair’s Civic Park is the great gathering place for all our city’s needs.”
A portion of the funding was approved by voters in the 2017 Municipal Bond.
Phase 2 of the park is pending 2022 bond funding.
In the map below, Phase 1 is the green shade and Phase 2 is the brown shade.
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Full groundbreaking video below