I’m just throwing this out ….sort of late though.
Would it possibly have been easier to have relocated the heat/air rather than remove your track an layout 🤣
I apologize if I may have missed someone else’s mentioning this possibly.
But being trained as an internal auditor I always like to review the alternatives when I discovered any non-compliance, or costly errors 😚
The drawing of the track layout you are considering looks to be an enjoyable alternative Mike. I like multiple layers 😊