What Is Happening to the Track and the Baseball Field at the Back Bay Fens?

Last week I went out to the Fens to run some intervals on the dirt track only to find it completely fenced off. A large piece of excavating equipment was parked at the far end near now mostly demolished risers by the Muddy River. A little worried about the future of the track, I endured my intervals running back and forth along Park Drive.

A few inquires and web searches later, I learned that the baseball field and the track around it are Roberto Clemente Field. The City of Boston and Emmanuel College formed a partnership to upgrade the field. The renovations will include a synthetic turf field, a rubberized all-weather track, new lighting, scoreboard and much more. Where, oh where, will all the Fenway dogs run around? You can find more details about the work being done in this article.