For Airdronians who are interested and keeping track, Scoita Place has released another update.
Last week, a video showcased all the work that was being done in April. According to the update, concrete walls are continuing to be poured as the arena is continuing to take shape.
The update also shared that crews are working around the clock.
Back in April, the City of Calgary announced that crews had begun installing rebar and pouring concrete into 35-foot-tall foundation wall forms at Scotia Place, marking the first phase of structural construction on Calgary's new downtown event centre.
Rebar panels were being raised, and concrete was being poured into the site's first vertical elements, which are 35 feet below ground.
Calgarians and Airdronians will soon see the next phase take shape as the structure begins to rise toward street level later this year. The project remains on track for a Fall 2027 opening.
Structural concrete and steelwork will progress through 2025, beginning with the existing foundation walls and extending to include underground columns, stairways, elevator cores, and access ramps. Installation of underground mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems will also take place during this phase.
Scotia Place will feature a 1,000-seat community arena, year-round food options, public plazas and meeting areas, and The Calgary Flames Store in addition to concerts and major sporting events.
In order to make room for more than 41,000 cubic meters of concrete (enough to fill 24 hockey rinks one meter deep), 9,000 metric tons of rebar (the weight of 1,500 elephants), and more than 4,450 kilometres of wire (roughly the distance of a round-trip ticket from Calgary to Chicago), Scotia Place will have removed more than 308,000 cubic meters of dirt, or 123 Olympic swimming pools, once it is finished.
For those currently travelling in the area, the intersection of Stampede Trail and 14th Avenue is and will be closed until mid-June as part of the Stampede Trail Redevelopment Project.
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