Closures & Repairs
Taylor Street Park Sprayground to be closed June 23-24
The Taylor Street Park Sprayground will be closed Monday-Tuesday, June 23-24. The temporary closure is necessary to allow for the installation of a new control system and new water features.
Signage announcing the closure will soon be posted at the sprayground entrance.
The facility is expected to reopen Wednesday, June 25, at 10 a.m.
Located adjacent to Taylor Street Park and the Alston-Massenburg Center, 416 N. Taylor St., the sprayground is a dynamic, zero-depth aquatic play area that provides endless hours of fun for the entire family. The sprayground combines the sensations of different water movements - flowing, misting and jetting - with diverse features for an unequaled aquatic play adventure. For more information, contact Athletics & Aquatics Specialist Erica Shingleton at 919-435-9457 or eshingleton@wakeforestnc.gov.
Miller Park closed, Phase 1 Improvements underway
J.M. Thompson Company, a contractor working on behalf of the Town of Wake Forest, has started work on Phase 1 of the Miller Park Upgrades & Stream Restoration Project.
Located at 401 Elm Avenue in downtown Wake Forest, Miller Park is situated at the intersection of South Franklin Street, Elm Avenue, and South Taylor Street. The two-acre wooded park features a picnic area and paved trails that loop throughout the park.
Funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the Phase 1 improvements are designed to restore an unstable stream that flows through the park and renovate the park’s amenities and greenway system to enhance connectivity. For more details, including construction plans, visit the Town’s IDT website or https://bit.ly/MillerParkImprovements.
Construction activities will intermittently affect traffic along South Franklin Street, Elm Avenue, and South Taylor Street. Notifications regarding road or lane closures will be shared through normal Town channels.
Phase 1 improvements are expected to be completed in late 2026. For more information, email CIP Manager Steven Meyer at smeyer@wakeforestnc.gov.