Originally opened in 1967, the 3.2-hectare Centennial Park required upgrades in order to accommodate BMX competitions in Toronto’s Pan American Games.

Speed was the name of the game for this project delivery as well as the competitions that would be held there, after its completion. With a hard deadline of July 2015, our team went to work designing the electrical system for the new BMX extension (now known as Centennial Park Pan Am BMX Centre).

The extension features a 350-metre track and a fixed eight-metre ramp created to the certification standards of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). We provided electrical design services to the receptacles located along the track. We also designed an empty conduit system under the track for video cabling, temporary feeds, and timing loops. Beyond the track, our consultants contributed to the design of a completely new service building, located adjacent to the extension and critical to the operations of this new Centre. We added additional distribution equipment to accommodate the power and lighting for the track, as well as to service this new service building.

Since the games have ended, the Centre, along with a newly constructed five-metre ramp, is now accessible to the public.