Wellesley High School
Track and Field Renovation
Wellesley, MA
Gale was engaged by the Town of Wellesley to design and permit a new track and field complex at the high school. The area was bound by a perennial stream and residential neighbors, which made environmentally sensitive design and community input crucial to the project’s success. The project used TPE as an alternative turf infill, a Brock shock pad to enhance player safety and shock attenuation, a waterborne structural spray on the track, permeable surfaces, and sustainable plantings. Gale’s design included a donor recognition wall and entrance plaza that raised over $1 million dollars in private funding for the project.
The Project:
- New 400 meter urethane track with waterborne structural spray
- New multi-purpose TPE infilled synthetic turf field
- New site amenities (scoring, PA system, timing, fencing, landscaping, etc.)
- Campus entrance improvements including an ADA accessible path, ticket booths, donor bricks, donor wall
- New visitor seating area
- Planning for future amenities buildings
Gale’s Services:
- Site investigation (survey, wetland delineations, geotechnical investigations)
- Full site/civil design package (sports layout, grading, drainage, utilities, turf design)
- Extensive permitting
- Bid period services
- Construction administration