Tom Egilsson, of Jordan, packed hot asphalt with a three-ton drum roller on Woodbury's new Jeff Hanson Miracle Field last week.
The 400 tons of asphalt put down by Northland Paving of Lakeville prepared the special-needs baseball field in order to install a rubber turf surface, which will accommodate wheelchairs and walking-assistance devices. Fencing also will be installed this fall.
The field, named after a late state representative from Woodbury, is being built near East Ridge High School. It will open in May and is expected to get heavy use.
Northland also paved Miracle Field in Lakeville, field supervisor T.J. Grossman said.
KEVIN GILES
