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City of Tuscaloosa to Hold Groundbreaking for New Benjamin Barnes YMCA

City of Tuscaloosa to Hold Groundbreaking for New Benjamin Barnes YMCA

The City of Tuscaloosa will hold a groundbreaking for the new Benjamin Barnes YMCA facility on Tuesday, October 24 at 9 a.m. in the McDonald Hughes Center north parking lot (3011 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd).

Funded by Elevate Tuscaloosa, goals for the new Benjamin Barnes YMCA facility include:  
 
  • Providing athletics, year-round child care and educational programming for children and families in both West Tuscaloosa and the greater community 
     
  • Offering amenities, programs and services that are complementary to nearby facilities
     
Construction is expected to be complete in 2024.

The groundbreaking ceremony is free and open to the public. For more information about the Benjamin Barnes YMCA project, visit elevatetuscaloosa.com.