Mid Valley School District Athletic Complex Design-Build | Throop, PA
Mid Valley School District Athletic Complex Design-Build | Throop, PA
Location: Throop, PA
Client: Mid Valley School District
Facility: Mid Valley High School Athletic Complex
Project Type: Athletic Complex Design-Build
Sports: Football, Soccer, Field Hockey, Lacrosse, Baseball, Softball, Tennis, Track and Field
Surface: Synthetic Turf, Acrylic Court Surfacing, Synthetic Running Track Surfacing
Scope: Three Turf Fields, Four Tennis Courts, Running Track, Drainage, Paving, Lighting, and Field Equipment
Turf System: Slit Film Synthetic Turf with Thatch Zone
Track System: Rekortan
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Project Summary
Keystone Sports Construction recently completed a design-build for the Mid Valley High School Athletic Complex in Throop, Pennsylvania.
The Client
Mid Valley School District serves students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Based in Throop, the district expresses its educational mission through the motto “Educate, Inspire, Empower.”
The Challenge
Rebuilding the athletic complex required coordinating drainage, base construction, and several types of athletic surfaces while connecting the new fields to existing bleachers, field houses, and other facilities.
Construction Process
The project comprised multiple phases, starting with a drainage system for storm management. Followed by a newly constructed stone sub-base and laser-grading. Next, Keystone installed a premium slit film synthetic turf with thatch zone on all three fields, ensuring a top-notch playing surface for Mid Valley’s student athletes. While the tennis courts received a fresh acrylic surface and striping for tennis play.
Furthermore, Keystone Sports Construction installed newly paved walkways and parking areas around the complex, connecting the newly installed turf fields with the existing bleachers, field houses, and other facilities, and the athletic complex was enclosed with new perimeter fencing. Notable enhancements featured in the project included brand-new backstops, dugouts, batting tunnels, and electronic scoreboards at the baseball and softball fields. Musco lighting was installed at the baseball and softball fields and tennis courts, providing lighting for night games. The project also included the installation of an electronic digital scoreboard for the stadium field, and a freshly paved running track surfaced with Rekortan’s high-quality track surfacing material. The stadium’s existing lighting system was retrofitted with Musco LED lighting.
Project Details
- Stormwater drainage system and new stone sub-base installation, followed by laser grading.
- Turf installation on the stadium, baseball, and softball fields.
- Construction of four tennis courts with acrylic surfacing.
- Running track paving and Rekortan surfacing.
- Paved walkways and parking areas connecting the fields with existing facilities.
- Perimeter fencing around the athletic complex.
- Backstops, dugouts, batting tunnels, and electronic scoreboards for the baseball and softball fields.
- Musco lighting for the baseball field, softball field, and tennis courts.
- Musco LED retrofit of the existing stadium lighting and installation of an electronic digital stadium scoreboard.
Materials & Systems
- Slit film synthetic turf with thatch zone.
- Acrylic tennis court surfacing.
- Rekortan running track surfacing.
- Musco field and court lighting, including LED lighting for the stadium.
Design Elements
- Sports lines for football, soccer, field hockey, and lacrosse
- Custom midfield logo
- Alternating green yard line panels on the stadium field
- Alternating mow lines for the baseball field
- Spartan logos at the outer edge of the infields on the baseball and softball fields
- Tennis court lines
FAQs
Why is drainage planned before synthetic turf installation? Drainage is part of the field’s underlying infrastructure. Planning it before turf installation allows the drainage system and base to work together to move excess water away from the playing surface.
What is a Design-build? Design-build is where one entity, the design-builder, enters into a single contract with the owner to provide both design and construction services. In all other project delivery systems, there are separate contracts for design and construction. The single contract for both design and construction is the design-build distinction.