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Friday, 29 March 2024

Construction hits milestone on FC Cincinnati’s West End Stadium

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Construction hits milestone on FC Cincinnati’s West End Stadium
Construction hits milestone on FC Cincinnati’s West End Stadium

See the progress on FC Cincinnati’s West End Stadium.

Officials say it's on target to open next March for the 2021 season.

"We want Cincinnati to havethe number one, the beststadium.

We think we'veachieved that at West EndStadium."NEW AT 11 -- TAKINGSHAPE...WE GET A LOOK INSIDEFC CINCINNATI'S WEST ENDSTADIUM"OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS THEVENUE HAS áDOMINATED THENEIGHBORHOOD'SLANDSCAPE."W-C-P-O 9 NEWSREPORTER JAKE RYLE SHOWS USTHE NEW FEATURES -- AND THEIMPACT IT COULD HAVE ONBUSINESSES NEARBY.It's a bit of a mystery as thestadium goes up... whats itlike inside?

FC CINCINNATIINVITED US IN TO FINDOUT.(NAT SOUND CONSTRUCTION)HARDATWORK.."We have over 10-thousandtons of steel now on site.That's been erected."EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK..

CRANESLIFTING..15-HUNDRED WORKERSBALANCING..

A BIGJOB."The next piece will be seatsinto the precast.

All therestrooms, concession stands,the interiors in terms of theplumbing."IT'S COMINGTOGETHER..IN A FEW WEEKS..

THEBAILEY FAN SECTION WILL BE PUTIN..

TWICE THE SIZE OF THEORIGINAL AT NIPPERT.THERE WILLBE THE LEAGUE'S LARGESTSCOREBOARD..

JEFF BERDING..the team president... CAN'TWAIT FOR THE FIRSTMATCH."I'm looking forward to thegrass going down.

The seatsgoing in, and people marchinginto the building Spring 2021."HE ISN'TALONE.., "From the far end of thepatio you can peek your headaround.

You can see the brimof it .

Where it is.

So close.I think that'll be part of theexcitement too."JORDAN NORMAN IS THE GM OFNEARBY QUEEN CITY RADIO..HEPASSES THE PROGRESS..REGULARILY., "There will be days I go byand they've added anothersiding unit to it.

Morestadium seats.

To see it growso quickly has beentremendous."AS IT GOES UP..QUESTIONS MANY HAD LESS THAN AYEAR AGO..

GO DOWN.BUT SOMEREMAIN.."Wondering the flow oftraffic.

Central Parkway canget congested at times.

Foottraffic going around, peoplewalking back and forth."BUSINESSES ARE HOPING TO BUILDA PARTNERSHIP..

AND ALEGACY., "It helps people overallseeing the neighborhoodgrowing.

It expands overallCincinnati from the Banks tothe West End."This stadium will representCincinnati on the world stagein the global sport of soccer."IN THE WEST END..

JAKE RYL

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