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Vol. XLIX • No. 25
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MassDOT’s I-290/Belmont Street Bridge Project to Be Delivered in Summer 2017 By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
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$250 Million Makeover Could Make XL Center Competitive With Promoters By Kenneth R. Gosselin THE HARTFORD COURANT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) A $250 million plan to transform the XL Center into a modern venue envisions swapping ugly concrete for glass at the corner of Ann Uccello and Church streets, bringing some of the vibe that’s inside the arena out to the street. “When you’re in it, you feel the city and when you’re outside on the street, you can look inside,’’ Michael W. Freimuth, executive director of the Capital Region Development Authority, said. “In other cities, these buildings deliver an energy level, and that’s what we have to achieve here.’’ The goal is daunting and the redesign of the back of the XL Center is just the latest component of a proposed, top-tobottom makeover and expansion of the 40-year-old arena. The $250 million project would be spread across several fiscal years and paid for almost entirely by the state. The authority, which oversees the XL Center and the renovation, will have to marshal the political support from both Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the state legislature to secure
funding. The project will have to compete with a myriad of other projects, including Malloy’s sweeping statewide plan to improve transportation and comes at a time when the state is mired in deepening financial woes. The first chunk of funding — perhaps as much as $50 million — could get the project fully under way next year. If legislative approval is secured, construction could start the following year and be completed by 2019. The plans envision a dramatic change that would essentially create a new arena: a second concourse to relieve congestion and irritating waits at concessions; more “premium’’ seating lower in the arena; and more amenities and restrooms. “The objective is to make this building a new building,’’ Freimuth said. “It has to look, feel and smell new.’’ Physical changes could make the XL Center more competitive with promoters of concerts and other events — and increase profits both for promoters and the XL Center. Historically, the venue has been a money-loser, about $3 million annually in recent years, a loss that typically was all or at least partly covered by the state. see CENTER page 16