Morpurgo Gym Reopens After โฌ130,000 renovation, โฃServing Over 1,100 โStudents
Scalaโ Campi Elisi, [date – insert current date] – โThe recently renovated Morpurgo gym, located at Scala Campi Elisi 4,โ is โฃnow open following โขa โฌ130,000 investment to address significant flooring issues. The facility will serve the 1,177 students of the โข”Campi Elisi” Extensiveโฃ Institute during school hours and will be available to local sports associations,including ASD Center โคGame โSport Antonioโฃ Coselli,in the afternoons and evenings.
The gym has โalready received approval to host regional volleyball competitions and is anticipated โto be certifiedโค forโ basketball events shortly,according toโฃ city officials.
The renovation project, completed by contractor Cerbone Giovanni and Figli Srl,โ addressed โsagging parquet flooring โขthat had developed in recent years. following initialโฃ repairs โat the end ofโ 2024 wich revealed further issues, the existing flooring โwas wholly demolished and replaced. โฃ โฃRusty pipingโข was also โคreplaced with newโ PVC pipes while maintaining functional multiplasses.
Crucially, the projectโค includedโฃ restorationโค of theโข roofSโค waterproofing membrane. Detachment of the membraneโ had led to water infiltration affecting both the gym interiorโ and โฃthe adjacent porch.
“The gym serves until 16:00 the 1,177 students of theโ “Campi โElisi”โข Comprehensive Institute,” explained โCity Councilor for Public Worksโข Elisa Lodi at a press โconference.โ “And โin โthe afternoonโฃ and evening hours it will be โขused by the ASD โCenter Game Sport Antonio Coselli and โคother associations.”
Looking ahead,Lodi stated โthat โthe city is currently evaluating costs for โฃfurtherโ improvements to a decorated section of theโฃ gym. โข Additionally, the Sanโข Giovanni gymโข is slated โคto open at the end of October.This new facilityโ will accommodate basketball, volleyball, and five-a-side football, โwith โคa capacity of up to 99 spectators and full accessibility, aimingโ to meet the growing needs of localโ sports clubs.
“We are deepening the costsโค relating โขto the new intervention that we would like to carry out in the โgym โฃdecorated whileโข at the end โof October we plan to open the Sanโฃ Giovanni gym where the latestโ processes are proceeding,” lodi โขsaid. “It will be a gym for basketball, volleyball and even five -a -side football, โขwith โฃcapacity of up toโข 99 seats โwithout architecturalโค barriers,โข with which โwe plan to โขrespondโฃ to the needs of sports clubs.”