30-Year-Old Pool Gets Rehab Job

When the Randolph municipal swimming pool opens next summer, most everything will look the same—but most everything will be different.

The pool is undergoing a $400,000 makeover to fix a multitude of problems, from leaks to pollution to systems that just don’t work very well. Virtually nothing except the pool walls will escape the hand of the contractor.

The leaky bottom of the pool, which had been made of asphalt since its construction during the 1970s has been dug up. It is being replaced with re-bar reinforced concrete, which next spring will be sprayed with a blue-tinted epoxy seal.

The filtration system will be completely replaced, and a new connection with the Randolph sewer system is being put in place. This is because the pool had previously been allowed to drain into the nearby Third Branch, but this is no longer being permitted by the Agency of Natural Resources.

When the pool reopens, there will be some changes, including the addition of "pool toys" at the shallow end of the pool—such as sprinklers that will be fun for children. Also, the circular wading pool will be replaced by a rectangular constant-incline pool to the four-foot level, according to Town Manager Mel Adams.

Work is being done by Keymont Construction of Durham, N.H. The total price includes about $60,000 for the required hookup to the sewer system, Adams said.