The Longmont Ice Pavilion at Roosevelt Park is closed until further notice, as city engineers assess the damage to concrete near the pavilion.

Longmont spokesman Rigo Leal said that there are tension cables embedded in the concrete in order to increase the weight load the concrete can support. A tension cable in one slab came free from its anchor point in the ground, Leal said.

“As a safety precaution, the city closed down the ice pavilion for now while engineers do the assessment,” Leal said, adding that there isn’t an estimate yet for how long the assessment and repairs will take.

Longmont Recreation Manager Jeff Friesner reaffirmed that staff doesn’t know yet how long the pavilion might be closed. Friesner said he might know more by the end of the day Tuesday.

Friesner said any group such as a hockey league that had booked the ice pavilion for practice would get their money back.

“Generally we would reschedule but we’re not able to reschedule at this time because there are no openings,” Friesner said. “So then they will be refunded that money for the one day that was missed. Or for any days that would be missed.”

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