City of San Ramon Completes Acoustic Sound-Baffle Fencing and LED Court Timers at Central Park Pickleball Complex

Facilities engineers with the City of San Ramon Parks and Community Services Department and members of the San Ramon Pickleball Advisory Committee completed an acoustic sound-mitigation and lighting upgrade on Saturday afternoon at the Central Park Pickleball Complex at 12501 Alcosta Boulevard. Located near the intersection of Alcosta Boulevard and Bollinger Canyon Road in the center of San Ramon, the eight-court municipal facility hosts more than 350 recreational and tournament players daily from across the San Ramon Valley.

To address residential sound concerns from townhomes bordering the northern park perimeter without curtailing morning drop-in play, acoustical contractors mounted 420 linear feet of 12-foot-high UV-stabilized Mass-Loaded Vinyl and open-cell acoustic foam composite panels along the perimeter chain-link fencing. Certified decibel testing conducted by city engineers on Saturday confirmed that the absorptive barriers reduce peak 1,200-hertz composite-paddle impact noise at the nearest residential property line by 11.4 decibels, cutting perceived loudness in half.

Inside the court enclosure, maintenance crews installed color-coded four-up, four-off stainless-steel paddle queue racks to streamline court rotation between intermediate and advanced drop-in groups and resurfaced the non-slip acrylic kitchen zones. Electricians also wired push-button 30-minute countdown timers onto the dark-sky LED court light standards so lights automatically power down at 9:30 PM when courts are unoccupied.

The $168,000 acoustic and court-management project was approved by the San Ramon City Council under the Parks Capital Improvement Program. Players can review drop-in rotation hours, quiet-paddle equipment recommendations, and beginner clinic schedules on the City of San Ramon Adult Sports Portal.