Steinbach Mayor, Chris Goertzen, along with Council, have officially opened the new BMX Track at A.D. Penner Park in Steinbach, Manitoba.

Officials note that the new 900 foot track has some impressive features including a starting hill, four 180 degree turns and roller and double jumps.

The track construction was approved by Council for 2016, however due to weather conditions, the project was delayed until this year. The track cost was approximately $30,000 with $10,000 coming from the Provincial government through the Community Places Program.

They City says that the track will be open to the public during regular park hours and are reminding the public that this is an unsupervised facility. Users of the track do so at their own risk and the City urges the use of caution and appropriate safety equipment for everyone’s safety.