Work begins on ice rink at Little Caesars Arena
By BILL SHEA. Crain's Detroit. January 5, 2017.
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Work remains on schedule, Olympia said.
The arena's 7,666-piece structural steel frame is finished, Olympia said, and ongoing work includes masonry, mechanical and drywall. Brick masonry is nearly complete on the north side of the arena. More than 86,000 cubic yards of concrete have been poured for the arena and adjacent buildings.
Sometime during the first quarter, work will begin to install the high-strength transparent plastic membrane (known in technical terms as ethylene tetrafluoroethylene) that will create the ceiling of the unique covered concourse that's being called the Via. It will be both a traditional concourse and a large street-style shopping and dining area and will connect the arena bowl and the detached buildings that front Woodward Avenue and Henry Street.
Work also is underway on installing the "jewel skin" decorative exterior surface that wraps arena bowl. Images can be projected onto the jewel skin, Olympia said.
Additionally, foundation concrete and structural steel are complete for two new retail and office buildings near the arena on Woodward Avenue and on Henry Street, Olympia said, and foundation work continues on the new mixed-use building southwest of Henry and Park streets.
More than 1,000 workers are on-site in three shifts six days a week, Olympia said, including more than 140 apprentices so far.
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