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THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1977
ABERDEEN SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX NEARING COMPLETION
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF THE ABERDEEN SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX AND IT IS EXPECTED TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SHORTLY.
THE $11 MILLION COMPLEX WAS BUILT BY THE P.W.D.'S ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL WITH MOST OF THE COST BEING MET BY AN ANONYMOUS DONATION OF $10 MILLION,
THE COMPLEX HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO OLYMPIC STANDARDS AND WILL BE SUITABLE FOR STAGING INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING COMPETITIONS.
IN ADDITION, SPECIAL FACILITIES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED INCLUDING SLOPING RAMPS TO ENSURE THEIR EASY ACCESS TO THE SWIMMING POOLS.
THE COMPLEX HAS TWO MAIN POOLS, EACH 50 METRES IN LENGTH, TWO SMALLER POOLS OF 12 METRES BY 18 METRES, A DIVING POOL, A TRAINING POOL AND A PADDLING POOL FOR YOUNG CHILDREN.
ANOTHER FEATURE OF THE COMPLEX IS THE HEATING INSTALLED IN ONE OF THE MAIN POOLS TO ALLOW AROUND-THE-YEAR SWIMMING.
A SPECTATOR STAND FOR EIGHT HUNDRED PEOPLE AS WELL AS CHANGING ROOMS AND STAFF QUARTERS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED.
THERE IS ALSO COVERED PARKING SPACE FOR FORTY CARS.
THE P.W.D.'S HIGHWAYS OFFICE HAS CONSTRUCTED A NEW ROAD
TO PROVIDE DIRECT ACCESS FROM SHAM WAN ROAD TO THE SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX.
WELFARE ROAD, WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE COMPLEX, HAS BEEN WIDENED TO FURTHER FACILITATE THE MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC TO AND FROM THE POOLS.
FOOTPATHS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED ON BOTH SIDES OF THESE ROADS FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF PEDESTRIANS,
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