I was thinking of making something similar with large PVC pipe and Astroturf... but I guess this would work also. The only drawback is that you can't use it with the Litter Robot or other weird shaped litter boxes...
I have tried many things that would stop the tracking and most of them the cats jumped over or refused to use the box if there was no other way to get to it. They won't walk on a grid of any kind. So I live with the tracking and look for the miracle trackless litter. HA!