Selwyn Times: October 14, 2020

16 Selwyn Times Wednesday October 14 2020
Pool Expansion
Temporary entrance and changing rooms from Monday 19 October
We’re speeding up work at the Selwyn Aquatic Centre to make sure it’s finished as soon as possible and catch up with the Covid disruption.
To do this, we will be bringing forward our work in the entrance and changing room areas, which will require some changes to how
you use the centre.
From Monday 19 October, a new temporary entrance will be in place on the side of the main pool hall and temporary changing rooms
will be in place on the north side of the building.
This means the customer counter will be at the portacom in front of the temporary entrance and you will then need to cross the pool
hall to the new changing rooms.
The accelerated work means we’re on track to have both the new pool and new foyer, multi-use rooms, and changing rooms open in
April and the final works completed by September 2021.
Although work was delayed through the
Level 4 lockdown period, we were able
to catch up some time at Level 3, which
means the pools will not have to close at
all as originally planned. This new sped
up work programme allows us to catch
up the remaining time lost over the Level
4 lockdown while always having a pool
available for swimming.
New pool –
under construction
Existing pool hall
Temporary changing rooms
Current changing
rooms – closed
The expansion will see a new 10-lane,
25-metre pool built, greatly increasing the
existing capacity, with more recreational
lane swimming and learn to swim space
and allow more options for water sports
and spectator space. The full expansion will
also add recreation and community spaces.
Carpark
Temporary
entrance
Current
entrance
– closed
We appreciate your understanding and
patience during this time while we work to
bring you an amazing new complex!
You can find out more about the project here: selwyn.govt.nz