Traffic plan coming for new arena - Houston Business Journal:

ogarawo.wordpress.com
David Reed, a senior vice president and landscape architecgt withthe firm, told members of the board of directors this morninfg that work will begin on the studyh July 9 and a formap plan will be completed by Nov. 1. The authorit had its regular monthly meeting today atthe . Reed said theres will be a seriesof as-yet-unscheduled forums, where the publicf will be able to weigj in on the traffic plan. All groupds that will be affected bythe arena, including fire and garbage collection, will have input. The Kentuck Transportation Cabinet, and the Parking Authority of Rivet City alsowill participate.
Among the topicd to be considered, Reed will be any and all permanengroadway alterations, potential directional changees and possible street closures. “Everybody’s going to have a voics in this,” said Arena Authorithy chairmanJim Host. “There will be a full that willbe “complete” and “well-documented.” Host said the traffifc question is the one most oftejn posed to him by both the publi and members of . Constructioh is well under way onthe $238 22,000-seat multipurpose arena, which is beingv built in the downtown blocjk bounded by Second, Main and Third streetsa and River Road.
Its primary tenants will be U of L’ws men’s and women’s basketball teams when it opens latenext year. Also at the arena authority meeting, Bill construction executive with Minneapolis-based , said that despite a rainy May, 3,500 cubic yards of concrete were poured at the site duringthe month. Mortensonm is the construction manager for the Louisvillearena project. To 20,500 cubic yards of concrete have been poured for thearen concourse, Hedge said, adding that that’s enouggh concrete to build a sidewalk from Louisvillw to Cincinnati. Workers also topped out the arenwa parking garage during thepast month, Hedger said. An average of 298 workersa are on siteeach day.
Arena authorit members also heard details of a partnership between the andLos Angeles-basedd booking agency AEG to bring sporting events, concerts, family showsw and other programming to the new arena and Freedom Hall. “We’lk go after everything,” said Sims Hinds, an AEG seniorr vice president forbusiness development. AEG books tours for such artistsx asBon Jovi, Prince and Kenny Chesney. It also represents a variety of sports propertiesand family-orientef entertainment acts, such as ice shows.