GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio (WCMH) — The latest stage of construction in the Grandview Heights school district has crews ripping up a track around its football field.
The district captured drone video showing off the changes made to the athletics complex, which includes Bobcat Stadium and Anderson Field. Crews have stripped the pavement from the track ring, and also dug up the grass near the end zones of the football field.
The track replacement is part of a first phase of updates to Grandview Heights Schools’ K-12 Athletic Complex. The football stadium will have its synthetic turf and bleachers for both home and visiting teams replaced. Construction crews will also add a new building off of North Star Avenue, which will offer a small concessions stand as well as bathrooms for the complex.
In a second stage, crews will construct another building wrapping around the north end of the football field. The new structure will feature locker rooms, coaches’ rooms and a training facility, according to schematics provided by the district.
The work is part of Grandview Heights Schools’ three-year plan to update its high school and middle school properties. Chris Deis, the district’s chief technology officer, gave an estimate on when the athletic complex specifically could be ready for use again.
“The construction company is currently working on the new track, with an expected completion date in late July or early August,” Deis said. “We are in the process of replacing the track and D-rings of the field, as well as updating the field event facilities for the long jump, high jump and pole vault.”
At the beginning of 2023, high schoolers moved back into their building after crews finished renovating it as well as building a new Larson Middle School. Crews then set their sights on the old Edison Intermediate/Larson Middle School building for demolition. Instead of replacing EILMS with a new building, the district intends to use the space for greenery space and a new playground.
More changes could be on the horizon for the district’s properties, according to Deis.
“The board of education is considering placing a bond levy on the ballot to rebuild Stevenson Elementary and make substantial renovations to the K-12 Athletic Complex,” Deis said.