Earlier this month the city of Irondale broke ground on their $8.5 million Ruffner Ball Park improvement project that was announced last fall.

Over the next year local contractors Milam & Company will be adding a concessions/restroom building with a press box, an additional restroom and pavilion, two picnic shade pavilions, three synthetic turf ball fields, a new playground, walking paths, a new parking lot, and updating the park’s sports field lighting, according to their website.