Russell Park's new skate facility is taking shape and ready for the next stage of construction, says a council official.
CHB District Council utilities officer Tony Maseman says the base of the skate bowl in Russell Park has been prepared to the specifications of skate park designer Tom Smithers and the pre-cast sections have been trucked to Waipukurau and are ready for the next step.
The project is a week behind schedule because of the recent bad weather, but that is a minor matter in a timeframe that stretches back six years, Mr Maseman says.
"District councillor Kelly Annand and I have been working towards this for a long time, we've had a lot of people on board and there has been a lot of positive feelings from the kids about the venture."
There will be landscaping to do, and the footpath that was removed to allow for the work will be replaced, but Mr Maseman says the skate facility will be open before the Christmas holidays.