All-Abilities Playground at the N.O. Nelson Campus

An all-abilities playground project will be built in the heart of Edwardsville, on the N.O. Nelson campus of Lewis & Clark Community College just north of the historic Nickel Plate Station. The project is a collaboration involving the City, the college and the Edwardsville Community Foundation to ensure accessible play areas are within reach of as many people as possible. Funding for the approximately $600,000 playground is being covered by a donation from the David Kriege Family, the last owner of Kriege Hardware, which operated in the City for nearly a century. The Edwardsville Community Foundation was entrusted with using the donation to enhance the quality of life through recreation, preservation and beautification in the City.

Press release: City, LCCC and ECF Team Up on New All-Abilities Playground for Edwardsville

CURRENT STATUS

(03/26) 
(10/25) The City Council on October 7, 2025, gave its approval for a 20-year, $1-per-month lease agreement with Lewis & Clark Community College for the playground site. A contract with Cunningham Construction for the purchase and installation of an all-abilities playground system also was approved on October 7. Planning is underway, with construction and completion expected in 2026.

ANTICIPATED CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS

To be determined, but primarily contained to the Lewis & Clark Community College's N.O. Nelson campus, 600 Troy Road.

LOCATION OF PROJECT

This project will be located on Lewis & Clark Community College's N.O. Nelson campus, 600 Troy Road, in Edwardsville. It will be situation just north of the Nickel Plate Station.

DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT

An all-abilities playground will be designed and installed on a 75-x-100-foot parcel of land on the N.O. Nelson campus of Lewis & Clark Community College. It also will include landscaping, fencing to enclose the playground and paved walkways to access the site. 

PROJECT CONTACT

Please email the Edwardsville Parks & Recreation Department with questions.