Shreveport Just Opened a Brand New Pool with a Giant Water Slide
If Mother Nature will cooperate, folks will have another place to cool off in Shreveport. City leaders cut the ribbon for the all new pool at Airport Park on Kennedy Drive. The pool has been completely rebuilt thanks to funds for a city wide bond proposal.
The aging pool was completely gutted and rebuilt to bring a new and upgraded pool to the Mooretown community. New features at this pool include a massive water slide and several spraying fountains.
There is also a splashpad next to the pool for little ones to play in. This new pool also has a pool lift chair for folks with disabilities.
3 other pools in the city have gotten major upgrades. The pools at Bill Cockrell Park and David Raines Park are brand new with massive slides. The pool at Southern Hills Park is also be redone. But the work at this southwest Shreveport pool has been delayed a bit because of a difficulty in getting concrete delivered to the construction site.
Airport Park will be open from Tuesday to Friday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The pool is closed on Mondays. These hours are also dependent on the weather.
What Is the Status of the Southern Hills Pool Opening?
We are still a couple of weeks away from getting this pool open. SPAR Director Shelly Ragle told KEEL News last month she hoped to have the pool open on Friday July 17. But during the Airport Park ribbon cutting, she told us that date has now been pushed back to July 24th. She's hopeful all of the concrete work will be done and the pool will be ready. The pool is being resurfaced and the complex is also getting a new deck around the pool.
The original date for opening the Southern Hills pool was June 30, but getting the supplies delivered on time has been a problem. Ragle says the heavy rains we have had recently have also delayed the prcocess.
What’s the Problem in Getting Concrete
Ragle says there is a shortage of concrete trucks in our region due to the Jimmy Davis Bridge construction. That is the largest ongoing project in the region, with a $360 million investment. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) has an ongoing $1.6 million project dedicated strictly to concrete panel removal and replacement across multiple local routes in Caddo and Bossier parishes. This is also delaying getting concrete for smaller jobs.
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