Improvements Planned for Lehigh County Sports Fields

Lehigh County Sports Fields at Cedar Creek Parkway West in South Whitehall would expand under a plan presented to the county commissioners last week. 

The plan, developed by Maser Consulting in Bethlehem, would add two adult-size soccer fields and another field for lacrosse, baseball or other sports, according to The Morning Call. One youth soccer field would be sacrificed but an adult-size field could be converted into two youth fields as needed.  

The park has nine soccer fields, two Little League fields, four softball fields, a baseball field, three tennis courts and a small basketball court, making it the largest team sports complex in the county park system. 

To improve the flow of traffic, roads that come to a dead end in the park would be connected and parking would be added near the softball fields. The Express-Times reports that the price tag for the park improvements is expected to be about $2.6 million. The county hopes to get state grants to help pay for it. 

The sports complex is heavily used by teams of all ages and hosts three tournaments a year. It is overseen by the Lehigh County Sports Fields Association. In addition to athletic fields it offers picnic pavilions.