The Dublin Community Recreation Center at 5555 Perimeter Drive reopens at 5:30 a.m. Sept. 8, after a 10-day closure for annual cleaning, maintenance and repairs.
The facility shut down Sunday, Aug. 30, and will remain closed through Sept. 7. When doors reopen, residents will find several completed upgrades from the city's ongoing DCRC Refresh project, which Dublin City Council funded with $4.5 million in the 2024 Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) and $15 million in the 2025 CIP.
Among the finished renovations: The Lounge, formerly the Senior Lounge, now serves active adults and seniors with seating, games, television and complimentary coffee, tea, hot chocolate and water. The Hub, formerly the Teen Lounge, caters primarily to teens ages 13–18 and features Xbox Series X and Nintendo Switch consoles, board games and lounge spaces. Adults 18 and older can use The Hub for drop-in play on weekdays.
Inside The Hub sits the Respawn Lounge, a new gaming center with 16 Alienware desktops and Andaseat Phantom series gaming chairs. According to the city's esports page, drop-in play costs $4 per hour for residents and $6 for nonresidents. Fall hours run Tuesday through Friday, 3–9 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 1–8 p.m. Players must be at least 10 years old.
The broader Refresh plan, developed by MSA Design after three public engagement meetings between October 2023 and March 2024, also calls for a demonstration kitchen, locker room upgrades with family changing rooms and more than 4,400 square feet of additional fitness space. The city's DCRC Refresh page does not specify completion dates for those remaining phases.
Regular DCRC hours resume at reopening: Monday through Friday, 5:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m.–8 p.m.; Sunday, 8 a.m.–8 p.m. The Parks & Recreation phone number is 614-410-4550.
Muirfield Drive tunnel work ahead
Separately, the city's 2026 Concrete Sealing Maintenance Program will bring crews to four pedestrian tunnels along Muirfield Drive. Work is expected to begin by Sept. 14 and wrap up by the end of October.
The tunnels cross Muirfield Drive at Tarton Drive and Whittingham Drive. Built in the early 1970s alongside Muirfield Drive itself, each tunnel has a 108-inch inner diameter and ranges from 72 to 80 feet long. Crews will coat all concrete surfaces with epoxy and urethane sealers and complete spot repairs as needed.
The impact matters most for pedestrians and cyclists. Vehicular traffic disruptions should be minimal, according to the city's project page. But the shared-use path and whichever tunnel is actively under construction will close fully during work. Signs and barricades will direct foot and bike traffic around the closures.
Residents who walk, run or bike through the Muirfield Drive tunnels should plan alternate routes starting as early as Sept. 14.
