Subscribe<\/a><\/p>\n“The current structure has served us well, but it\u2019s time for something new and fun for kids of all ages,” officials said.<\/p>\n
The project’s completion will be weather-dependent, officials said.<\/p>\n
The project was conceived two years ago as officials formulated design ideas with General Recreation Inc.<\/p>\n
Since then, project designs were set in January 2024, with the council approving the project in May. In November 2024, a $386,300 grant from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) was awarded.<\/p>\n
The new playground will focus on accessibility with modern equipment and updated safety surfaces\u2014 a space where families can enjoy, play, and explore together.<\/p>\n
Officials said the new playground will feature equipment for all children, including an ADA-accessible carousel, adaptive swing\/zip line seats, ADA belt ladders, and sensory stations, to name a few.<\/p>\n
During construction, the playground will be closed for everyone\u2019s safety.<\/p>\n
For more information, visit www.bensalempa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA \u2014 Work has begun on the new Imagination Land Playground. Township officials said construction has…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":286,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[191,193,192,194],"class_list":["post-5144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bensalem","tag-bensalem","tag-bensalem-headlines","tag-bensalem-news","tag-bensalem-township"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5144\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}