“We’ve worked together well,” Bailey said. “I think it’s something that we both have a common goal with. It’s easy to work well when you’ve got a common goal with somebody and both communities needed this and had a lot of requests for this.”

Auburn attempted to have a skate park years ago, but was unsuccessful since it was not popular, Richardson said.

“Being able to share the cost with Opelika, we were able to build a bigger park and so having both cities use it, we think will give it a more viable option of being a success,” she said.

Bailey said that the collaboration will give skaters a nicer park than had each city built their own.

“I think based on the feedback we got when the company was here and we actually had two companies that came in and presented and it sounds like the kids are excited about there being a lot of different options on the park, not just a bowl but some of the park style skating,” Richardson said.

The timeline for completing the skate park is hopefully a few months from the start date of construction, according to the company. Early 2020 would be a goal for completion, she said.

Auburn Parks and Rec will continue to update citizens as construction progresses, Richardson said.