Dallas city leaders unveiled plans for a roughly $200 million expansion of Klyde Warren Park aimed at adding green space and drawing more visitors to the area linking Uptown and Downtown.
The project will add 1.7 acres to the existing 5.4-acre deck park built over the Woodall Rodgers Freeway, according to plans announced by city officials and the park’s foundation.
Plans call for a new event pavilion, reception spaces, and an outdoor lawn that can host concerts and convert into an ice-skating rink during the winter months.
Construction is scheduled to begin this fall and is expected to take about two years, with the completed park slated to open in late 2028. Once finished, the park will span more than 7 acres.
Klyde Warren Park opened in 2012 at a cost of more than $100 million. Officials say it draws hundreds of thousands of visitors annually and has generated $6 billion in growth for the Uptown and Downtown areas.
Jody Grant, chairman of Klyde Warren Park, said planning for the expansion has been underway for years.
“We’ve had this in our sights for the last 20 years, but we’ve been working intensely on it for the last 10 years. So, we’ve got a turnkey project. It’s already designed where each screw is supposed to go. So it’s a turnkey product,” Grant said, Fox 4 KDFW reported.
Dallas Mayor Eric L. Johnson described the project as part of broader investments in the city’s urban core.
“Klyde Warren Park embodies the bold steps forward that we can take with innovative vision. This is the type of project that has made Dallas one of the most successful and fast-rising cities in America,” Johnson said, per Fox 4. “The expansion of this Park is exactly the kind of transformative investment we must continue to make throughout Dallas’s urban core. It will add new green space for residents to enjoy while driving continued economic growth, connecting our communities, and enhancing the quality of life that makes Dallas a destination for families, businesses, and visitors from around the world.”