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Downtown Chandler Improvements – Dr. A.J. Chandler Park Renovation (CA2402.401)
The City of Chandler began construction in early 2026 for the Dr. A.J. Chandler Park Renovation project. Home to many of the city’s special events and festivals, the park was last renovated in 1986, and Downtown Chandler has changed significantly since that time. With the addition of multi-family housing, office space, and new retailers and restaurants, the park has also seen an increase in special events and entertainment, now with more than 100 events a year.
The City of Chandler has contracted with Willmeng for improvements to Dr. A.J. Chandler Park, on both sides of Arizona Avenue, between Buffalo and Boston streets.
- Crews are currently working along the median island on Arizona Avenue with traffic reduced to one lane north and southbound, shifted to the outside curb lanes. This work should be complete and traffic restrictions removed by end of day Friday, May 22.
- Scheduled to begin Tuesday, May 26, a drilling rig will be on-site at the park site on the west side of Arizona Avenue to drill piers and set the rebar cages for the shade canopy. This work is expected to take 2-3 days to complete with the drill rig.
- Scheduled to begin Monday, June 1, crews will erect the structural steel columns to support the shade canopy, and later in June will begin installing the metal decking for the roof of the canopy. Also beginning in mid-June, crews will be pouring the slab for the foundation of the second canopy on the west side of Arizona Avenue.
- Crews are also working on the park site on the east side of Arizona Avenue to pour foundations for shade canopies and beginning in mid-June to install structural steel.
- Crews also continue work within the park sites on both sides of Arizona Avenue to install underground utilities such as water, sewer, and electrical to serve the future park landscape and structures.
During construction, parking along Arizona Avenue is limited and a few angled parking spaces along San Marcos and Arizona Place are not available; however, parking structures and surface street parking continue to offer parking throughout the downtown.
Park improvements on the west side of Arizona Avenue are expected to be complete prior to the 2026 holiday season, and on the east side of Arizona Avenue by early spring 2027.
Additional information is available on the Park Master Plan and Dr. A.J. Park Master Plan at Chandler Parks.
