The City of Calgary has shared another monthly update on the progress of Scotia Place, the Calgary Flames’ soon-to-be new home.
During June, here is what construction crews have been working on:
- Concrete walls & rebar work continued.
- Concrete pours for the structural columns & footings.
- Form work started for the mezzanine-level concrete floor.
- NW Stormwater tank installed; 1 of 3 that will capture and temporarily store excess rainwater.
- Waterproofing and foundational prep work for the loading dock.
Below is a video of the work being done.
Calgarians and Airdronians will soon see the next phase as the structure starts to rise toward street level later this year. The project remains on schedule for a fall 2027 opening.
Through 2025, structural concrete and steelwork will be completed, starting with the current foundation walls and continuing to incorporate access ramps, stairways, elevator cores, and underground columns. During this phase, subterranean plumbing, electrical, and mechanical systems will also be installed.
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.
Also, according to the City of Calgary, "Scotia Place will have quiet respite spaces designed to reduce anxiety, stress or sensory overload. These spaces provide a calming, restorative space during large events that can be noisy and overstimulating."
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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