MTU Track Update - March 2023
Track Closes! - MTU Track & Facilities Update
March 1st 2023
Worlk starts at MTU Track
Work on replacing the tartan track at MTU (formerly CIT) finally started earlier this week, with the stripping of the top layer. Track is closed earlier this week and is now a construction site, so is completely off-limits for the next few months. The substructure will be completely dug up and replaced next, and preparatory work is expected to take 4 weeks. Laying of the new track running surface is expected to begin in May and, weather permitting, will take eight weeks, with an expected completion date around late June. Good weather conditions will also be necessary to enable lining of the new track surface
Trackside lighting will also be fully replaced with LED lights, this will be a big improvement on the existing system, both in terms of lighting quality, and also with maintenance and running costs
The MTU track surface was last relaid in 2001
All works must be complete in time for the 70th Cork City Sports on Thursday July 20th
Pile-Up at the finish line!
High Performance Facility Opens
Night view of High Performance Performance Centre
The High Performance Centre opened quietly this week, and is already proving to be a very popular
Design view of new High Performance facility
Athletics Ireland and MTU have been granted funding from the Government’s Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund, to deliver an indoor community and high performance sports facility adjacent to the track. Work on this has been going on for the past two years or so, and is scheduled to open in the coming days. This facility will replace the existing Gym, which will be demolised to make way for the next phase of the Track Facilities Development
Artist's impression of the view of the Track from inside the High Performance facility
Design work work is progressing on the next Phase, which will include a double height area to facilitate Pole Vault, an indoor Long Jump area, along with a 60m Sprints Track
