Heritage Park & Hops Alley

Heritage Park Design and Alley Activation Area

The work on the north point of Reuben A. Knoblauch Heritage Park and Hops Alley has started! Please follow all signage, including no parking signs.

A map of alternative parking is in the documents section on the right hand side of this project page. Please respect and follow neighboring properties and any private parking restrictions.

Improvements you’ll see after construction include inviting signage for Heritage Park and Hops Alley, improved seating and gathering space for daily use by the community as well as our popular events, pedestrian and site scaled lighting, additional ADA parking, pedestrian access, garbage collection organized in

The work on the north point of Reuben A. Knoblauch Heritage Park and Hops Alley has started! Please follow all signage, including no parking signs.

A map of alternative parking is in the documents section on the right hand side of this project page. Please respect and follow neighboring properties and any private parking restrictions.

Improvements you’ll see after construction include inviting signage for Heritage Park and Hops Alley, improved seating and gathering space for daily use by the community as well as our popular events, pedestrian and site scaled lighting, additional ADA parking, pedestrian access, garbage collection organized in a new enclosure, landscaping, and enhancements to support flexible event space.

Background:

The concepts originated in 2020-2021 with the Main Street Visioning Plan, which you can still visit in the "Important Links'" section on the right hand side of this page. That plan also identified rebuilding the roads around Heritage Park as plaza-level woonerfs, which was completed in 2023 as part of the Town Center Utility Woonerf project. The plan prioritized purchasing the last privately held portion of the block at 902 Kincaid, which the City completed in 2022.

In 2022-2023, JETT Landscape Architecture + Design worked with the community and staff to re-imagine Reuben Knoblauch Heritage Park as a more active, useful heart of the city, for special events and everyday use. This work also identified improvements for the adjacent alley, naming it Hops Alley, to serve as a flexible event space and for a more accessible and inviting parking area for its day use.

In 2024, JETT continued that design for both the alley and park to prepare for future construction. That design phase was funded with a grant from Pierce County Lodging Tax.

The City of Sumner was recommended to receive funding from Pierce County Lodging Tax to construct the north point of Heritage Park and Hops Alley. Additional funding includes Sound Transit Sumner LTAC, and other local funds.

The City of Sumner applied for and was given a Conditional Use Permit (CUP-2024-0005) for the phased redevelopment of the Reuben A. Knoblauch Heritage Park block. The associated files are also available in the documents section under CUP-2024-0005 folder.

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  • 08/07/2025 Construction Update

    WORK COMPLETED FOR WEEK ENDING 08/08/2025:

    • Set forms and installed additional rebar for the Heritage Park seat wall
    • Completed stormwater improvements in Hops Alley
    • Installed Silva Cell system in Hops Alley
    • Installed irrigation sleeves in Hops Alley

    WORK IN PROGRESS NEXT WEEK (08/11/2025 - 08/15/2025):

    • Pour concrete for Heritage Park seat wall
    • Stormwater work in Heritage Park
    • Install additional Silva Cell systems in Hops Alley
    • Install additional irrigation sleeves in Hops Alley
    • Install electrical components within the Heritage Park seat wall

    UPCOMING WORK THROUGH 08/29/2025:

    • Install Water Services in Hops Alley
    • Perform underground electrical work in both Hops Alley and Heritage Park
    • Restore north sidewalk in Hops Alley (scheduled for 8/27–8/28)
    North sidewalk concrete pour plan




    Final improvements to Hops Alley stormwater system




    Rebar and Forms for the Heritage Park seat wall



  • 07/31/2025 Construction Update

    WORK COMPLETED FOR WEEK ENDING 07/31/2025:

    **KINCAID CLOSURE – July 16–28 (Road reopened Monday morning, July 28)

    • Set forms and installed additional rebar for the Heritage Park seat wall
    • Continued stormwater improvements in Hops Alley

    WORK IN PROGRESS NEXT WEEK (08/04/2025 - 08/08/2025):

    • Set forms and install rebar for the concrete seat wall in Heritage Park
    • Install electrical components within the Heritage Park seat wall
    • Ongoing stormwater work in Hops Alley and Heritage Park
    • Install Silva Cell system in Hops Alley
    • Install irrigation sleeves in Hops Alley

    UPCOMING WORK THROUGH 08/29/2025:

    • Install Water Services in Hops Alley
    • Perform underground electrical work in both Hops Alley and Heritage Park
    • Pour concrete for the Heritage Park seat wall

    Rebar and forms for the concrete seat wall in Heritage Park

    Roadway Restoration Completed on Kincaid Street

  • 07/24/2025 Construction Update

    WORK COMPLETED FOR WEEK ENDING 07/25/2025:

    • Poured footings and installed additional rebar for the Heritage Park seat wall
    • Stormwater work in Hops Alley
    • Poured concrete to restore the roadway surface on Kincaid Street

    WORK IN PROGRESS NEXT WEEK (07/28/2025 - 08/01/2025):

    **KINCAID CLOSURE - planned for July 7/16-7/28 (With Road opening on Monday morning 7/28)

    • Ongoing stormwater work in Hops Alley and Heritage Park
    • Set forms and install rebar for the concrete seat wall in Heritage Park
    • Pour Concrete footing for seat wall in Heritage Park

    UPCOMING WORK THROUGH 08/28/2025:

    • Install Water Services in Hops Alley
    • Install Silva Cell system in Hops Alley
    • Perform underground electrical work in both Hops Alley and Heritage Park
    • Install electrical components within the Heritage Park seat wall
    • Pour concrete for the Heritage Park seat wall

    Concrete pour underway on Kincaid Street as crews restore roadway surface following underground utility work.


    Foundation completed for concrete seat wall in Heritage Park


  • 07/17/2025 Construction Update

    WORK COMPLETED FOR WEEK ENDING 07/18/2025:

    • Set forms and installed rebar for the concrete seat wall in Heritage Park
    • Stormwater work in Hops Alley
    • Installed bollard sockets in Hops Alley

    WORK IN PROGRESS NEXT WEEK (07/21/2025 - 07/25/2025):

    **KINCAID CLOSURE - planned for July 7/16-7/28 (With Road opening on Monday morning 7/28)

    • Pour concrete to restore the roadway surface on Kincaid Street
    • Pour footings and install additional rebar for the Heritage Park seat wall
    • Ongoing stormwater work in Hops Alley

    UPCOMING WORK THROUGH 08/28/2025:

    • Install Water Services in Hops Alley
    • Install Silva Cell system in Hops Alley
    • Perform underground electrical work in both Hops Alley and Heritage Park
    • Install electrical components within the Heritage Park seat wall
    • Pour concrete for the Heritage Park seat wall
      Stormwater work in Hops Alley
      Forms and Rebar for Concrete seat wall in Heritage Park

  • 07/10/2025 Construction Update

    WORK COMPLETED FOR WEEK ENDING 07/11/2025:

    • Set forms and installed rebar for the concrete seat wall in Heritage Park
    • Stormwater work in Hops Alley

    WORK IN PROGRESS NEXT WEEK (07/14/2025 - 07/18/2025):

    • Pour footings, and install additional rebar for the concrete seat wall in Heritage Park
    • Begin installation of electrical equipment within the seat wall
    • Ongoing stormwater work in Hops Alley
    • Install Silva Cell system in Hops Alley
    • Install bollard sockets in Hops Alley

    UPCOMING WORK THROUGH 07/25/2025:

    **KINCAID CLOSURE - planned for July 7/16-7/28 (With Road opening on Monday morning 7/28)

    • Install Water Services in Hops Alley
    • Pour concrete for the Heritage Park seat wall
    • Stormwater work in Heritage Park Forms and Rebar for Concrete seat wall in Heritage Park
      Stormwater Work in Hops Alley

  • 7/3/2025 Construction Update

    WORK COMPLETED FOR WEEK ENDING 07/04/2025:

    • Excavated footings and installed rebar for the concrete seat wall in Heritage Park
    • Stormwater work in Hops Alley

    WORK IN PROGRESS NEXT WEEK (07/07/2025 - 07/11/2025):

    • Set forms, pour footings, and install rebar for the concrete seat wall in Heritage Park
    • Ongoing stormwater work in Hops Alley

    UPCOMING WORK THROUGH 07/25/2025:

    **KINCAID CLOSURE - planned for July 7/16-7/28 (With Road opening on Monday morning 7/28)

    • Install Water Services in Hops Alley
    • Install bollard foundations in Hops Alley
    • Pour concrete for the Heritage Park seat wall
    • Install Silva Cell system in Hops Alley
    • Stormwater work in Heritage Park

    Stormwater pipe installation in Hops Alley


  • 6/26/2025 Construction Update

    WORK COMPLETED FOR WEEK ENDING 06/27/2025:

    • Deep Pole Foundation Work for Overhead Lighting System in Hops Alley
    • Survey and dig footings for Concrete Seat wall in Heritage Park
    • Dig, Form and Pour Concrete for Umbrella foundations in Heritage Park

    WORK IN PROGRESS NEXT WEEK (06/30/2025 - 07/4/2025):

    • Begin installation of Silva Cell System in Hops Alley
    • Excavate footings, set forms, and install rebar for the concrete seat wall in Heritage Park
    • Begin Stormwater work in Hops Alley & Heritage Park

    UPCOMING WORK THROUGH 07/25/2025:

    **KINCAID CLOSURE - Postponed to after Rhubarb Day, tentatively planned for July 7/16-7/28 (With Road opening on Monday morning 7/28)

    • Install Water Services in Hops Alley
    • Install bollard foundations in Hops Alley
    • Pour concrete for the Heritage Park seat wall


    Digging footings for Concrete Seat wall in Heritage Park

    Concrete Pour for Pole Foundations in Hops Alley




  • 6/18/2025 Construction Update

    WORK COMPLETED FOR WEEK ENDING 06/20/2025:

    • Deep Pole Foundation Work for Overhead Lighting System in Hops Alley
    • Begin Survey and dig footings for Concrete Seat wall in Heritage Park

    WORK IN PROGRESS NEXT WEEK (06/23/2025 - 06/27/2025):

    • Complete Deep Pole Foundation Work for Overhead Lighting System in Hops Alley
    • Begin installation of Silva Cell System in Hops Alley
    • Footings, form, rebar, and pour concrete for Concrete Seat wall in Heritage Park

    UPCOMING WORK THROUGH 07/25/2025:

    **KINCAID CLOSURE - Postponed to after Rhubarb Day, tentatively planned for July 7/16-7/28 (With Road opening on Monday morning 7/28)

    • Begin Stormwater work in Hops Alley & Heritage Park
    • Install Water Services in Hops Alley
    • Dig, Form and Pour Concrete for Umbrella foundations in Heritage Park

    Deep Foundations for Overhead Lighting in Hops Alley

  • 6/13/2025 CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

    WORK COMPLETED FOR WEEK ENDING 06/06/2025:

    • Hops Alley Sewer Install
    • Start Deep Pole Foundation Work for Overhead Lighting System in Heritage Park

    WORK IN PROGRESS NEXT WEEK (06/09/2025 - 06/13/2025):

    • Start Deep Pole Foundation Work for Overhead Lighting System in Hops Alley
    • Complete Hops Alley Sewer install
    • Complete Deep Pole Foundation Work for Overhead Lighting System in Heritage Park

    UPCOMING WORK THROUGH 07/04/2025:

    • KINCAID CLOSURE - Postponed to after Rhubarb Days
    • Grade, install rebar and pour concrete
    • Silva Cell System install in Hops Alley
    • Stormwater install in Hops Alley
    • Survey, Footings, form, rebar, and pour concrete for Concrete Seat wall in Heritage Park

    Deep Pole Foundations in Heritage Park for New Overhead Lighting System

    Getting ready for new Sewer in Hops Alley

  • 5/29/2025 CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

    WORK COMPLETED FOR WEEK ENDING 05/30/2025:

    5/27/2025 - KINCAID CLOSURE

    • Pressure Test Water Main & Purity Test
    • Sawcut and Demo Concrete on Kincaid
    • Install Sewer manhole on Kincaid
    • Watermain tie in on Kincaid
    • Hops Alley Sewer install


    WORK IN PROGRESS NEXT WEEK (06/02/2025 - 06/06/2025)

    **06/04/2025 ALDER AVE NIGHT WORK - Sawcut, Demo and install waterline in Alder

    • Hops Alley Sewer install
    • Deep Pole Foundation Work for Overhead Lighting System in Heritage Park


    UPCOMING WORK THROUGH 06/30/2025

    **KINCAID CLOSURE - Tentatively from 6/13/2025 to 6/25/2025 to grade, install rebar, and pour back concrete

    • Deep Pole Foundation Work for Overhead Lighting System in Hops Alley
    • Silva Cell System install in Hops Alley
    • Stormwater install in Hops Alley


    We realize the impacts of a road closure and are working with the contractor to see if this window can be shortened at all. We’re also trying to see if there’s an option to make the temporary dumpster situation easier during the closure. We can’t make any promises, but keep watching these updates for more information. Next week, we will be adding a banner to the fence at Heritage Park, encouraging customers to shop and eat in Sumner, assuring the public that you all are open with great options to enjoy through construction.


    Installation of new Sewer Manhole in Kincaid Ave



Page last updated: 07 Aug 2025, 05:11 PM