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Presenter reports steel delivery and major slabs poured for new Crossville facility
Summary
Project presenter told the meeting that the pool and locker-room slabs are poured and that steel erection will begin next week, with a traditional 'topping out' event possible later in the year; utility pole relocations and color selections remain under coordination.
The Presenter said site work on the new Crossville facility is advancing and that crews have completed key concrete work. "The pool is poured out, the slabs for the locker rooms, all the under under slab work is done," the Presenter reported, and said the mat court floor is poured as well.
The Presenter said steel deliveries will begin the following Monday, with about a week of preparation before crews "start going vertical" and that the frame will rise quickly once that work begins. He noted the contractor had a TDOT deadline that was shifted and that street lanes near the site have reopened.
The Presenter described a customary "topping out" idea the contractor mentioned — a luncheon or small ceremony and possibly placing a tree or plant on the highest steel — and said timing was approximate, with best-case expectations around the holiday season and other scenarios into 2026. "It's kind of a traditional thing in contract," he said.
He also said the team is coordinating with BEC to relocate a couple of power poles; that work is ongoing and has required some short-term entrance closures near the church but has not produced major surprises, the Presenter said. The Chair added that hiring for the facility has begun, without giving further detail.
Next steps discussed at the meeting were continued coordination on color selections and utility relocations and advancing steel erection; the Presenter said more visible progress on Main Street will likely prompt more public interest as the structure rises.
