Park District opens $1.6 million playground

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — Kids were sneaking onto new playground equipment for a couple of weeks so the Decatur Park District decided it was time to officially open its new Fairview Park Destination Playground.

The new playground is modern, innovative and clean. Various safety measures are built into the equipment to reduce the chance of injury.

The price tag is $1.6 million. Funds were contributed by the state of Illinois, private donors and park district capital funds. Park district staff invested time into the project to get it installed and running.

PHOTOS: Destination playground is now open in Decatur's Fairview Park

The playground is made up with traditional equipment like swings, a 40-yard dash course with electronic timers, American Ninja Warriors type obstacle course, climbing tower and more.

A bicycle skills course which teaches kids rules of the road is currently under construction.