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Piscataway district replaces high school gym floor, adds ADA bleachers after July flood
Summary
The Piscataway Township School District says renovations begun in June 2025 at Piscataway High School's Susan B. Anthony Gym expanded after an early July storm flooded the facility; upgrades include a new wood floor, ADA-compliant motorized bleachers, acoustical panels and new scoreboards.
The Piscataway Township School District replaced the floor and upgraded the Susan B. Anthony Gym at Piscataway High School after a heavy rainstorm in early July damaged the original wooden court, district business administrator David Olivea said.
Olivea said the work began in June 2025 as a cosmetic and acoustical project—installing new upper-wall acoustical panels, replacing old wooden bleachers, adding new doors and repainting—but a storm that flooded the gym made a full-floor replacement necessary. “The original plan was to paint and do new acoustical panels and replace the bleachers. But we had just started work in early July and had a flood which damaged the gym floor to the point where it needed to be repaired,” Olivea said.
The district worked with its insurance carrier to add a state-of-the-art wood floor system to the ongoing renovation, Olivea said. The new floor includes updated court graphics, lines and staining; the weight room received new rubber flooring. “We’ve now got the nicest gym in Middlesex County,” Olivea added.
Officials also described non-floor upgrades completed as part of the project: old corrugated metal mesh acoustical panels were replaced with impact-resistant, sound-absorbing panels; new motorized bleachers that are ADA compliant and include handrails were installed; and new doors and scoreboards were added. The district plans to replace old cloth sports banners with heavy-duty replacements.
Olivea said the gym serves school athletic programs and community groups, noting Township Rec Basketball uses the facility. He said students have already begun using the space for fitness classes and that the court was ready for the start of the girls’ and boys’ basketball seasons.
The video segment ended with a message that the upgraded venue should positively represent the district to visitors and sports fans from across the state. The presentation did not specify project costs or a total timeline for completion.
