The track at Camp Randall Sports Center, better known as the Shell, will close for an undetermined amount of time after a water pipe ruptured Sunday, flooding the floor with water.
Recreational Sports Director John Horn said students had to be evacuated from the facility after the pipe burst. He said some of the flooding has spread over the running track, and the basketball courts had “taken a lot of water.”
Horn said a plumber from the UW-Madison Physical Plant and other staff are working on turning the water supply off, and they will then locate the burst pipe to make repairs.
“We’ve got a major maintenance issue,” Horn said.
On Twitter, Rec Sports said although the track will be closed Monday, the CRSC ice rink may be open for use.
It is too soon to determine what the lasting damages will be, Horn said. Rec Sports will continue to update campus about the status of CRSC through their Twitter account and website.
“We’re going to do whatever we can as fast as we can to try to get the building back open for the users,” Horn said.
