More than half of the Adelaide 500 track will have to be resurfaced before the supercar race in December and traffic disruptions are expected.
Key points:
- The Adelaide 500 was canceled in October 2020
- The supercar race was revived as part of Labor’s election promise
- Repaving work will begin in August before the race from December 1 to 4
SA Motor Sport Board CEO Mark Warren told Adelaide City Council on Tuesday night what work should be done to prepare for the race in less than six months.
“We found the surface of the track in a rather dilapidated condition,” he told the meeting.
“Many of the surfaces have not been replaced since the days of the Grand Prix.”
He said the paddock in Victoria Park had “deteriorated beyond its useful life” and had become unsafe and “a pity”.
Warren told City Hall he wanted to expand the concrete portion of the pit area.
The iconic race will return in December. (ABC Radio Adelaide)
Repaving will be done from Britannia Roundabout, Wakefield Road, Victoria Park to the corner of Hutt Street and Bartels Road.
Work will begin on August 25.
“I think there will be some minor roadblocks, but a lot of the work is done overnight and [we are] Looking at how we could have some lane reductions and stuff like that, but overall it’s well managed, ”Warren said.
In the latest South Australian budget, the state government set aside $ 18 million to reclaim the Adelaide 500 in December, following a Labor election promise.
Victoria Park, which has been used as COVID’s main test site since 2020, will close on July 1 to make way for race preparations.