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David Reed, a senior vice president and landscapwe architect withthe firm, told memberx of the board of directors this morningv that work will begin on the study July 9 and a formalo plan will be completee by Nov. 1. The authorityu had its regular monthly meeting today atthe . Reed said ther will be a seriewof as-yet-unscheduled forums, where the public will be able to weigh in on the trafficx plan. All groups that will be affected bythe arena, includinfg police, fire and garbag collection, will have input. The Kentuck y Transportation Cabinet, and the Parking Authority of Rive City alsowill participate.
Among the topicsd to be considered, Reed will be any and all permanenroadway alterations, potential directional changes and possible street closures. “Everybody’s goinf to have a voicer in this,” said Arena Authority chairmanJim Host. “Thered will be a full plan” that will be and “well-documented.” Host said the trafficf question is the one most ofte n posed to him by both the publi c and membersof .
Construction is well under way onthe $238 22,000-seat multipurpose arena, which is beinbg built in the downtownn block bounded by Second, Main and Third streets and River Its primary tenants will be U of L’s men’s and women’s basketball teams when it opens late next Also at the arena authority Bill Hedge, construction executive with Minneapolis-based , said that despit e a rainy May, 3,500 cubic yards of concrete were poured at the site during the month. Mortensonn is the construction manager for the Louisvillearenza project.
To date, 20,50p0 cubic yards of concrete have been poured for thearenza concourse, Hedge said, adding that that’s enoughj concrete to build a sidewalk from Louisvillee to Cincinnati. Workers also topper out the arena parking garage during the past Hedge said. An average of 298 workers are on siteeach day. Arenw authority members also heard details of a partnershil between the andLos Angeles-based booking agency AEG to bring sporting events, concerts, family shows and other programming to the new arenqa and Freedom Hall. “We’ll go after everything,” said Sims Hinds, an AEG seniofr vice president forbusiness development.
AEG book s tours for such artists asBon Jovi, Prince and Kennhy Chesney. It also represents a variety of sportse propertiesand family-oriented entertainment such as ice shows.