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Hopewell Township New Jersey - Hopewell Township s New Turf Field at Twin Pines Park Will Be Ready for Spring Sports 30 December 2023 ( news )
Hopewell Township , state New Jersey ( By Press Release office)
Dec 30,2023
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The turf field at Twin Pines used by many Hopewell Valley residents is getting replaced! The old field was installed in 2009 , and was expected to last 8 years . It served the Valley heroically for 14 years! Now it’s time for a new and improved field .
If you have driven by , you saw that the old field has already been removed . The new one is scheduled to begin installation in early January . The installation should take about three weeks , weather permitting .
“We are so excited to have a new field at Twin Pines , ” said Director of Parks and Recreation Karin Poveromo . “And we’re thrilled we can have it ready when the spring season starts . ”
This field is huge - 126 , 760 square feet , about twice the size of an average field . It will be multi - purpose , lined for a variety of sports by using different colors . There will be 2 sizes of soccer fields , men’s , women’s , and unified lacrosse , and field hockey . To the average person , it will look very busy , but players very quickly learn to follow the color of their sport .
The turf being installed at Twin Pines Park is top - of - the - line , the same as what is used at MetLife Stadium . The Jets , Giants , all of Major League Soccer , and many Major League Baseball teams play on the same type of turf field . Rutgers has 10 of them . It employs a new technology that reduces the temperature on the field by approximately 35⁰ .
There are three layers to the turf field . First , sand is spread on a freshly - graded base . The second layer is mixed rubber and sand . And the top layer is the “Cool Play , ” which is a mineral - based composite . The rubber in the center layer is recycled , and they are using 8 pounds per square foot of the old field in this part of the new field . More than a million pounds of material will be kept out of the landfill!
What really matters are the athletes who will be using the field . “An installation in the winter is ideal for spring sports because it allows for the weather to help settle the field , ” says Perry DiPiazza of FieldTurf USA , the manufacturer . “Our original FieldTurf installation served its purpose well . FieldTurf prides itself on its system’s safety and performance . Thank you to the Township for our long - standing relationship and this new opportunity to continue to serve the Township and its residents . ”
"All of us on the Township Committee are excited about the work on the turf field . The turf replacement will ensure the field is kept in top shape for years to come , " added Hopewell Township Mayor Michael Ruger .
Hopewell Township received a grant from the state of New Jersey for $73 , 000 toward the improvement of the artificial turf field at Twin Pines Park , which was in disrepair after 14 years of use and many years of patches . The new field is expected to have a similar lifespan .
To learn more about “CoolPlay” technology ,
read the brochure here .
Photos below courtesy of Mike Chipowsky
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