In addition to the new KU track and field, softball and soccer complex, Rock Chalk Park will include the 181,000-square-foot recreation center that will include eight full-court gyms, an indoor turf field, fitness area. The building is expected to open for use by September.

photo by: Mike Yoder

The 181,000-square-foot recreation center at Rock Chalk Park will include eight full-court gyms, an indoor turf field, fitness area. The building is expected to open for use by September.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Lawrence city commissioner Mike Dever, left, takes a photograph during a tour of the recreation center under construction at Rock Chalk Park Tuesday, April, 8, 2014.

photo by: Mike Yoder

The 181,000-square-foot recreation center at Rock Chalk Park will include a lot of natural light and eight full-court gyms, an indoor turf field, fitness area. The building is expected to open for use by September.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Lawrence city commissioners and Public Works department employees take a tour of what will be the city recreation center at Rock Chalk Park, Tuesday, April, 8, 2014. The 181,000-square-foot recreation center at Rock Chalk Park will include eight full-court gyms, an indoor turf field, fitness area. The building is expected to open for use by September.

photo by: Mike Yoder

The 181,000-square-foot recreation center at Rock Chalk Park will include eight full-court gyms, an indoor turf field, fitness area. The building is expected to open for use by September. This panorama shot shows the lower level indoor turf field area.

photo by: Mike Yoder

A panorama photograph shows Lawrence city commissioners and Public Works department employees inside the city recreation center at Rock Chalk Park, Tuesday, April, 8, 2014 during a tour of the facility. The 181,000-square-foot recreation center at Rock Chalk Park will include eight full-court gyms, an indoor turf field, fitness area. The building is expected to open for use by September.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Lawrence city commissioners Mike Amyx, center left, and Mike Dever, right, view the KU track facility, during a tour of Rock Chalk Park Tuesday, April, 8, 2014. The tour also included a look inside the large indoor recreation center. The Rock Chalk Park is located at 6th Street, off of George Williams Way near the northeast corner of the 6th Street and K-10 intersection. The 2014 Kansas Relays is set to take place Wednesday-Saturday, April 16-19, at the newly-constructed Rock Chalk Park

photo by: Mike Yoder

Lawrence city commissioners view the KU track facility, during a tour of Rock Chalk Park Tuesday, April, 8, 2014. The Rock Chalk Park is located at 6th Street, off of George Williams Way near the northeast corner of the 6th Street and K-10 intersection. The 2014 Kansas Relays is set to take place Wednesday-Saturday, April 16-19, at the newly-constructed Rock Chalk Park

photo by: Mike Yoder

KU's new softball facility Arrocha Park at Rock Chalk Park.

photo by: Nick Krug

From a view looking north, the lights of the Rock Chalk Sports Park illuminate the facilities on Monday, April 7, 2014.