Construction is on schedule for Brock University's new artificial turf field.

Brock University’s turf field is beginning to take shape.

Just over two weeks after the official groundbreaking, the initial stage of construction is nearly complete with a layer of grass and top soil being removed by a bulldozer and excavator.

Next, contractor The Davan Group will start grading the surface, and then a concrete curb will be installed to anchor the turf.

Once that’s done, drainage pipes and a water storage system designed to handle a ‘100-year-storm’ will be installed below the surface. They’ll be covered with crushed stone that will help with more drainage and serve as a base for the turf.

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The final step in the construction will be the actual artificial turf being rolled out and laid down.

The new $1.5 million turf field, which replaces the old lacrosse field just south of the tennis courts near Brock’s Walker Complex, is being funded through the Brock University Students’ Union and a donation from an anonymous Brock alumnus.

The target opening date is September 19.