Southwest Community Recreation Centre Project Update

July 29, 2009

Leger District Park Site

  • Construction of the westbound turning lane at 23rd Avenue is now complete.
  • Parks has finished landscaping the new sports fields between the Leger Transit Centre and the Lillian Osborne High School.
  • Re-grading and landscaping of one soccer field at the Archbishop McNeil School site is in progress.
  • Leger Road construction is nearing completion and will open for public use in mid-August of 2009. Sidewalk construction and landscaping will soon be completed.

Recreation Centre Complex

  • Construction of the recreation centre continues on schedule. Concrete foundation walls, grade beams and slabs are 75% complete.  Structural steel installation continues and is 65% complete.  Roof deck is being installed over the structural framing.  Masonry work continues in the flexi-hall area.  The 53 metre pool deck has been poured. Work on the building mechanical, electrical and swimming pool system rough-ins is progressing well.   The second floor concrete pour has begun. Site work for the south drop off loop and parking areas is underway, curb and sidewalk work has begun. 
  • The deadline for submitting proposals for the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Operation of the Southwest Community Centre 4-Pad Arenas has been extended to July 30, 2009.  The RFP is posted on the Alberta Purchasing Connection. Administration will evaluate all compliant proposals and submit a recommendation to City Council by the beginning of October.
  • The Recreation Complex is scheduled to open in the fall of 2010.

Arena Complex

  • Foundation work has begun and structural steel has been ordered.  Expected arrival of the structural steel is September 2009.  In the mean time, concrete foundation and structural floor slab preparation work has begun.      
  • The Arena Complex is also scheduled to open in the fall of 2010. 

Leger Transit Centre

  • Details of the new bus routes and schedules are available on the ETS website at www.takeETS.com.  
  • Landscaping around the Leger Transit Centre is nearing completion.

For more information:

Supervisor - Recreation Facility Development

Telephone

780-944-5642
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