Campus StadiumPresents Construction Challenges


BY KIMBERLY KAYLER


ment arena, scheduled to open next year, is intended to serve as a catalyst for economic development that will have a ripple effect throughout the region. Once completed, the complex – on the riverfront next to the Second Street Bridge betweenMain Street and River Road – will include hotel and retail space and a park- ing garage. PC Sports LLC of San Antonio, TX, was hired by the


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Louisville Arena Authority to oversee the project, including design and construction of the state-of-the-art, multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena.


OPES ARE HIGH THAT THE Louisville Arena will increase the recognition of the Louisville, KY, area as a hot destination.


The waterfront sports and entertain- The project has 721,762 square feet of floor space, and the


seven-story arena can seat up to 22,000 fans.The four-story park- ing structure has 760 spaces. PC Sports also will coordinate development of a flagship hotel and an on-site restaurant. The arena is scheduled to open in 2010, with the primary


tenant being the University of Louisville’s men’s and women’s basketball teams. With the new arena and parking garage going up simultane-


ously, and a schedule being of the utmost importance, post-ten- sioning was the ideal construction method.Why?According to Neel Khosa ofAmsysco Inc., the firm hired to handle all post- tensioning for the arena and parking garage, post-tensioning was selected for its superior durability, quick construction time and capability to enable a design that offers better lighting, which enhances safety. Unbonded post-tensioning was used in both structures, with


While the arena didn’t need post-tensioning for its floor structure, it was necessary to have a column-free area to accommodate a practice court. 50 SEPTEMBER 2009 • PARKING TODAY • www.parkingtoday.com


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