Traffic plan coming for new arena - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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David Reed, a senior vice president and landscaped architect withthe firm, told members of the boards of directors this morning that work will begin on the study July 9 and a formapl plan will be completed by Nov. 1. The authority had its regulart monthly meeting today atthe . Reed said therse will be a seriesof as-yet-unschedule forums, where the public will be able to weigjh in on the traffic plan.
All groupsd that will be affected by the including police, fire and garbage collection, will have The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, and the Parkin Authority of River City also will Among the topics to be Reed said, will be any and all permanent roadway alterations, potential directional changes and possible streef closures. “Everybody’s going to have a voicer in this,” said Arena Authority chairmanJim Host. “There will be a full that willbe “complete” and Host said the traffic questiob is the one most often posefd to him by both the public and members of .
Construction is well under way onthe $238 22,000-seat multipurpose arena, which is beinhg built in the downtown blockj bounded by Second, Main and Third streets and River Road. Its primary tenants will be U of L’z men’s and women’s basketball teams when it opens late next Also at the arenaauthority meeting, Bill Hedge, constructioh executive with Minneapolis-based , said that despiter a rainy May, 3,500p cubic yards of concrete were poured at the site during the month. Mortensonm is the construction manager for the Louisvillearenaq project.
To date, 20,5000 cubic yards of concrete have been pourec for thearena concourse, Hedge adding that that’s enough concretde to build a sidewalk from Louisville to Cincinnati. Workers also topped out the arena parking garagd during thepast month, Hedg e said. An average of 298 workeres are on siteeach day. Arenqa authority members also hearsd details of a partnership between the andLos Angeles-based bookingt agency AEG to bring sporting events, concerts, familu shows and other programming to the new arenz and Freedom Hall. “We’ll go after everything,” said Sims Hinds, an AEG seniotr vice president forbusiness development.
AEG books tours for such artistsa asBon Jovi, Prince and Kennyh Chesney. It also represents a varietyg of sports propertiesand family-oriented entertainment such as ice shows.