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(File Photo/Alex Kielar) Kamden Tidwell takes the baton from Abbigail Duran during last track season’s girls 4x200 of the Buckaroo Relays at the track behind South Elementary. The track is set to be resurfaced over the next couple of months after the BISD school board approved the construction bid Monday, Oct. 13.
The Breckenridge ISD track behind South Elementary is set to get a makeover before the upcoming spring track season.
The BISD Board of Trustees approved awarding the construction bid for a resurface project to Tarkett Sports Construction of Burleson at its Monday, Oct. 13 meeting. This was per the recommendation of Athletic Director Casey Pearce, deciding between two bids the school board received.
The other bid that came in was from Gary Carter of G. Carter Construction of Austin.
The project from start to finish will take about nine weeks to complete, according to Pearce, as long as there is normal weather over the next couple of months.
Pearce said that they were set to have a walk around of the track this past week in order to start the process of skinning the surface off and having an asphalt evaluation.
“I don’t believe there’s any asphalt damage to the base. Just need to reskin it, top it with a sealer and then we can start with the surface,” Pearce said.
The colors of the track that the AD wants to go with is gray for the lanes and green for the exchanges. Beynon Sports is the company being utilized for the resurface through Tarkett, used in the country’s most prestigious track and field facilities.
The school district is five years removed from the remodel of Buckaroo Stadium, when they installed AstroTurf in spring 2020. The Lady Bucks softball field was also recently upgraded with real grass sod over the summer to allow for easier maintenance.
