Work on Carnoustie’s £220,000 skatepark is expected to be completed in April almost four years after the campaign started.
The ambitious project was sparked by a petition from youngsters Kieran Bell and Andrew Patterson, who were looking for a place they could ride their BMX bikes.
They gained support from Carnoustie councillor Helen Oswald and following a public meeting an official committee was formed.
The group subsequently received significant financial backing from sportscotland, Angus Council and several community groups including the town’s gala committee and community council.
Andrew, now aged 18, said: “Kieran and I had BMXs at school and we wanted to get off the street of Carnoustie because we were getting a lot of grief from the police.
“We wanted to think of a way to get out of the way other than having to travel to Dundee every day.
“We started a petition, emailed councillors and created a Facebook page and it all started from there.”
Kieran, 19, said excitement was building among the skateboard community about using the park.
He said: “We knew from day one that it wasn’t going to happen tomorrow and that we might not have even still been into our bikes by the time it came about.
“We felt it was important to get something built for generations below us to be able to use.
“People are going to come from around Scotland for the chance to use this skatepark.”
Carnoustie High sixth-year Mickey Fenton, 18, said people at school were looking forward to seeing the finished result.
The park is being constructed beside Carnoustie Leisure Centre by specialist firm Concreate Skateparks, who previously did an extension to Dudhope Skatepark in Dundee.
The schedule is on target, overseen by designer Iain Young.
The fundraising effort exceeded the original budget and it is hoped the extra money will be used for floodlighting the area.
An opening day event is being planned for May 16, which will take the form of a family fun day with stalls, activities and live music.
Project chairman Bob Bell said: “Iain and his colleagues are active skaters who have a lot of experience in designing and using these parks.
“That was the attraction in using his team. The skatepark will be suitable for a variety of age ranges and disabled access.
“Our target originally was £190,000 but we managed to exceed that and we are hoping this will allow us to fund floodlighting.”
Councillor Helen Oswald joined a party which toured the site on Friday.
She said: “I met Kieran and Andrew almost three years ago in the council chambers.
“At that time I made a point of saying to them that this wasn’t going to happen next year or the year after.
“They knew they would probably be away from Carnoustie by the time it was built and they are now at university but they have stuck with the project the whole time.”
Sportscotland contributed £87,540 to the costs through their Commonwealth Games legacy fund.