Castings Play Key Role in New Roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium


Cast Connex and Bradken combined to produce a key connection for the renovation of a famous tennis arena. BRIAN SANDALOW, ASSOCIATE EDITOR


T


he U.S. Open is one of the most exciting tennis tournaments of the year. Castings will help make


it even better. For two weeks every year, Arthur


Ashe Stadium is the center of the tennis world. Located in Queens, New York, it serves as the main arena for the Open, hosting the biggest matches in one of the planet’s most important tournaments. Tens of thousands of ticket-buying spectators and millions more in a worldwide television audience see the stadium as it welcomes international stars like Serena Williams, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. But currently, Arthur Ashe Stadium


is undergoing a major renovation that will dramatically change its look and feel. It’s a renovation with massive and noticeable aspects, but also one made up of less-noticed but equally impor- tant phases. Completed in 1997, the stadium was built without a roof. Because of this, matches were susceptible to the elements and the tournament schedule was often altered because of delays and cancellations. To fight the elements, the U.S. Tennis Association (USTA), the body that owns and operates the facil- ity, announced in 2013 it was adding a retractable roof to the arena, follow- ing the lead of fellow major venues for Wimbledon and the Australian Open. Tat roof, at a cost of a reported $150


million, is structurally independent from the stadium itself and is expected to be


28 | MODERN CASTING March 2016 A person sits near one of the eight connections around Arthur Ashe Stadium.


Photo Courtesy of Cast Connex.


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