The Encino Velodrome, a cherished hub for local cyclists, is in urgent need of major renovations. Our track, while rich in history, is aging and requires updates to ensure it meets the standards necessary for athletes to train effectively. Inasmuch, we have engaged a local company to design and rebuild the velodrome.  The project is estimated to take approximately 3 months, with a total cost of $875k - &950k. 

Overview of the proposed project 

The Encino Velodrome is an historic 250-meter concrete cycle track that has hosted National Championship and Olympic Qualifier races. The rebuild with achieve an improved velodrome race surface that retains the essential character of the original 1961 track and restores the failed crown sections in Turns 1-4.

Velodrome site Fine Grading (if required), Rebar Material and Installation, Shotcrete Straights, Banks, and Turns, and Flat Concrete Decks w/ Thickened Slabs/Edges, Metal Fabrication (including permanent forms atop both Turns), and repositioning/rebuilding of Balustrade Rails.

A robust shotcrete layer, requiring approximately 580 cubic yards of concrete and reinforced by #3 rebar set and tied on 12-inch centers, will provide sufficient structural strength to eliminate the recurrence of most existing cracks. This new surface will follow the circumference of the original ridable surface, including the failed top sections of the track that have fallen back. The crowns atop each Turn will be refabricated via permanent steel forms which will attach to the current structure and allow the new surface to extend up to the track’s original width through Turns 1-4. The balustrade fence will be replaced and built into the steel crown forms. 

This reinforced shotcrete solution will raise the existing track surface about 5 inches. The inner diameter of the race surface will therefore allow a shorter black line than the current surface does, which may achieve a true 250- meter race line (black line) above the cote d’azure. All track markings will be applied with color-matched and durable latex paint, including but not limited to the following: cote d’azure, black/datum line, sprinters line, blue/”stayers” line, 200m line, pursuit lines (2), and finish line. 

The new surface will be troweled smooth to a finish predetermined by the client. Cold joints will     be set where necessary and minimized to eliminate any perceptible change to the surface. We will use a 23mm clincher tire at 100psi as our guide. Additional joints necessary to control cracking will be cut using a 1/8-inch blade.