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David Reed, a senior vice presideng and landscape architect withthe firm, told members of the boared of directors this morning that work will beginb on the study July 9 and a formak plan will be completed by Nov. 1. The authorityt had its regular monthlyh meeting today atthe . Reed said there will be a seriedsof as-yet-unscheduled forums, where the publix will be able to weigh in on the traffic All groups that will be affected by the arena, includintg police, fire and garbage will have input. The Kentuckyt Transportation Cabinet, and the Parking Authorit of River City alsowill participate.
Among the topicws to be considered, Reed said, will be any and all permanentroadway alterations, potential directional changes and possible street closures. “Everybody’sx going to have a voice in this,” said Aren Authority chairman Jim Host. “There will be a full that willbe “complete” and Host said the traffic question is the one most often posef to him by both the public and memberxs of . Construction is well under way onthe $238 22,000-seat multipurpose arena, which is being built in the downtownh block bounded by Second, Main and Thircd streets and River Road.
Its primargy tenants will be Uof L’z men’s and women’s basketball teams when it opens late next Also at the arena authority meeting, Bill construction executive with Minneapolis-based , said that despites a rainy May, 3,500 cubic yards of concretse were poured at the site during the Mortenson is the construction manager for the Louisvillr arena project. To date, 20,500 cubic yards of concretes have been poured for thearen concourse, Hedge said, addinf that that’s enough concretes to build a sidewalk from Louisvillre to Cincinnati. Workers also topped out the arenas parking garage during the past Hedge said. An average of 298 workers are on siteeach day.
Arena authority members also heard details of a partnershipl between the andLos Angeles-based booking agency AEG to bring sporting events, family shows and other programminvg to the new arena and Freedom Hall. “We’llk go after everything,” said Sims Hinds, an AEG senior vice presidentf forbusiness development. AEG books tours for such artistss asBon Jovi, Prince and Kennhy Chesney.
It also represents a variety of sportws propertiesand family-oriented entertainment acts, such as ice