Project Details

• Architect : Populous (formerly HOK Sport)
• Role : Ownership Playing Field Project Manager
• Budget : $26,000,000
• Status : Opened in 2004

Project Description

Riverwalk Stadium is a converted old train shed in Montgomery. The shed that the stadium was converted from was over a century old. The abandoned train shed is what is on the exterior of the first base side of the park. Many major league, as well as minor league, parks have been built out of existing buildings, but Montgomery's is said to be one of the nicer ones in the minor leagues.

Led the design of the surface and sub-surface drainage collection system for the stadium baseball field. The playing field is a natural turf playing field surface. The surface grading of the playing field was designed to meet the MLB standards. The master under drain collection systems (featuring over 14,000 feet of pipe) that makes the field playable one (1) hour after taking 2 inches of rain. The master irrigation system and associated written specifications.