Refurbishment of the North Sports Park in Bonn: 142 million euros!

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Bonn plant dringend die Sanierung des Sportparks Nord bis 2034, Gesamtkosten schätzungsweise 142 Millionen Euro.
Bonn is urgently planning to renovate the North Sports Park by 2034, total costs estimated 142 million euros. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

The sports park north in Bonn faces comprehensive renovation that is more urgent than ever. On May 8, 2025, the City Council of Bonn took note of the preliminary draft planning for renovation and issued a work mandate to the city administration to develop a detailed renovation plan. The cost of the renovation was originally estimated at 80 million euros. However, a review of the plans showed that around 142 million euros will now be necessary for the necessary measures. This estimate takes into account construction price increases and risk surcharges and provides for the renovation measures to be completed by 2034.

As part of the renovation, central facilities of the sports park that have been in operation since 1970 are to be preserved and modernized. These include a 50-meter swimming pool, a triple sports hall and a fencing hall. In addition, accessibility is checked and implemented within the framework of the existing options. The aim is to design the renovation measures in such a way that the operation can continue to be maintained during the work in order to avoid long interruptions.

financial challenges and planning

However, the financial aspects of the renovation are considerably complex. According to bbb-im-rat.de the city of Bonn is faced with a desolate budget situation that could heavily strain the implementation of the extensive renovation plans. Mayor Katja Dörner (Greens) has already stimulated the sports committee to commission a feasibility study. This is intended to check possible implementation variants that range from a gradual renovation to a new building.

The sports park, which also serves as a state performance base for various sports, is not only an important place for swimming and sports fans Bonn, but also for physical education at schools, including school swimming. But the costs for maintenance are not only shaped by the renovation measures; The city has had to grant significant grants in recent years in order to maintain the use of the sports park. This support was over 600,000 euros in 2016.

interim solutions and suggestions

In view of the challenges, the BBB faction also discusses an alternative concept. Here, an energy -sufficient bathing ship for around 9 million euros is brought into play as a practical solution in order to temporarily secure the swimming options. Compared to the high costs of an interim swimming pool of 20 million euros, the bathing ship could be used in many ways and would not only be limited to the Bonn location.

The Sportpark Nord is not only a pure sports facility, but an essential part of the public sports infrastructure in Bonn, similar to the public sports facilities in Berlin, where over 1,200 locations are made available for a wide range of sports activities. Bonn is therefore in a comparable position when it comes to the need for a functioning and modern sports infrastructure.

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