The brand-new Bristol Borough High School Track is expected to be fully completed by the spring of 2026, officials told Lower Bucks Source Monday.
Business Manager for the Bristol Borough School District Christopher McHugh said the project is now in the hands of the borough.
“The expectation is that the track will be completed by the Spring. Since the School District signed the deed over to the borough they are handling working with the engineer to ensure completion,” he said.
In May Bristol Borough Council awarded a $511,250 contract to American Athletic Track and Turf for the resurfacing of the aging track at Bristol High School. The following month officials said they were working on potential design changes that would relocate both the start and finish line and the long and triple jump events to more viewer-friendly locations.
“There were some recommendations to see if we could make some additional modifications so that the track is how we want it to be for the foreseeable future and we don’t have to redo this again,” said Amanda Fuller, the borough’s engineer.
The borough took over the project after the school district was unable to obtain state funding. The arrangement made Bristol eligible for a grant that is funding the track overhaul which was awarded through the efforts of State Sen. Steve Santarsiero and State Rep. Tina Davis in 2024, coming in at $485,000.
Officials said the existing track is approximately 25 years old and has deteriorated in recent years.
Angelo Quattrocchi, who volunteered his time to help research track options along with Bristol Borough High School track coach Ron McGinn visited several track and field facilities in the region and Harry S Truman’s track in Bristol Township.
The track was stripped down in June and subsequently had a new layer of black top laid down sometime in August.
The project when originally presented was said to be completed by the time schools reopened for the fall as officials hoped.
A June 2025 picture of the Bristol High School track stripped down to dirt level
Credit: Jeff Bohen Lower Bucks Source