Work is underway to develop a £17 million sports facility in Dundee.

Councillor Ken Guild joined Stewart Harris from sportscotland as £850,000 of preparations began at Caird Park yesterday, 09 February.

The Regional Performance Centre for Sport will provide a training venue for squads across a range of sports.

It will include full size artificial pitches, indoor running tracks, spectator seating, conference meeting rooms, catering facilities and associated parking with infrastructure.

Councillor Guild said: "This is an important step forward in our efforts to provide a top-class facility for the city of Dundee.


 "Making sure that these works are done in advance of the creation of the centre will ensure that it is easily accessible for contractors and users when it is completed.

 "The eastern end of Caird Park is an ideal location for the regional performance centre where it will integrate with the existing athletics stadium and velodrome.

"We have been working hard with our partners to provide a top-class facility that can be open for both performance and community use and will be an exciting addition to the city's superb range of sporting facilities.

Mr Harris added: "It is terrific news that significant progress is being made in this exciting project with the preparatory work underway. We have been working closely with Dundee City Council to help them with this ambitious multi-sport hub at Caird Park, and this collaboration will significantly enhance the existing sports facilities in Dundee."

The centre is expected to be completed in early 2018.

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