Pool takes shape

The 50m pool at the Peninsula Regional Leisure Centre is beginning to take shape with the foundation of the pool now complete, according to a newsletter issued by Gosford Council.

Concrete will continue to arrive over the coming weeks as the sides of the 50m pool and the smaller pools are developed, it states.

The floor of the "balance tank" has also been poured.

The balance tank is the lowest element of the pool and is the area where the water is held to ensure that a supply of safe clean water is available.

Over the next month, work will start on the smaller pools and on the walls at the western end of the development.

The walls will be constructed using a system that is a sandwich of concrete between the two sheets of fibro cement.

This system will give smooth surfaces for tiling later in the building process.

The water supply for the fire hydrants on site will be sourced from the main on the eastern side of Blackwall Rd.

Access to that main will be gained by boring underneath the road.

This will minimise any disruption to the neighbourhood and traffic.

These works will be undertaken over the next two months.

Newsletter, August 18 Gosford Council