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From Myrtha to Milton

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A sea of boxes has been shipped from Italian company Myrtha Pools for the Elsie Stewart Community Library and Pool project in Milton.

The boxes contain the components for the 25-metre pool and learner pool and have been unloaded into Council’s construction partner Calder Stewart’s warehouse in Milton.

Their arrival is a great relief to the Council team working on this project, because of the impacts on shipping due to the war on Iran.

Work is progressing well in the pool area with the big crawler crane you will have got used to seeing by now, lifting in the last of the roof, which is scheduled to be weathertight by the end of October (see below, taken from the library roof).

POOL FUN FACTS

  • Pool components came in on 112 pallets
  • Total volume of shipment 56.5 cubic meters (m³)
  • Total weight 11,148 kilograms

The pools come in modular, hot-laminated PVC-coated stainless-steel panels that bolt together, which means no structural welding is required. Waterproofing combines hot-laminated PVC layers and hot-welded joints on floor membranes. This type of pool has been used in Olympic Games and international events.

Water volumes (approximate):

  • Lap pool: 450 m³
  • Learn-to-Swim (LTS) pool: 39 m³
  • Spa pool:10 m³
  • Balance Tank: 49 m³.

Work has also begun in earnest on the library portion of the project (see below), and the community and passers-by will see this taking shape from Union St/SH1.

See the progress so far in timelapse, courtesy of Calder Stewart.

For an overview of the project go to: Elsie Stewart Community Library and Pool Project - Clutha District Council .

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