Popular tennis courts at Lincoln Park in downtown Hilo getting face-lift

A project aimed at providing a new playing surface at the tennis courts at Lincoln Park in downtown Hilo is set to begin.

The courts will need to be closed to accommodate the improvement project. Closure begins Monday, June 1.

Contractors hired through Hawai‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation will address cracks, level the playing surface, install a new surfacing system and apply new court lines at the popular tennis courts located at the intersection of Kino‘ole and Ponahawai streets.

The $195,000 project is funded with $160,000 from a United States Tennis Association grant and $35,000 in county funds.

The courts are expected to be closed for at least a month, but the closure could last longer depending on weather conditions and other factors.

Parks and Recreation asks the public to refrain from entering the courts during the closure.