What will be the economic impact of the proposed Coachella Valley arena? A lot of the construction so far has been done below the foundation but more progress is expected to be made in the upcoming months. Actor and Longhorns superfan Matthew McConaughey is a partner in the $338 million project. The space will include shade structures and club balconies that capture the spectacular desert vistas. The design team envisions the building hosting all sorts of activities and hasplanned to accommodate just about anything. [4] The 10,000-seat arena was estimated to cost $250 million. Morning Forecast The lower bowl of the venue will seat around 8,000. Arena developers say they also plan to have traffic control officers at the four intersections entering and exiting the site, temporary lane reassignments to create turning lanes off Varner Road and temporary signal timing changes at the traffic lights adjacent to the arena. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2022 Entravision All rights reserved. Now an international sensation, Gaga's music reflects her innermost experiences and secrets. The release read in part: After more than a year of good faith negotiations we were unable to finalize an agreement with the Agua Caliente tribal leaders for OVG to lease, develop and operate the privately funded arena, said Tim Leiweke, CEO of Oak View Group. The arena also will include 20 suites, a private club that can hold 145, a pair of VIP clubs and a premium concourse club that seats 590. The lower bowl of the venue would seat around 8,000. Acrisure, a financial technology company, paid an undisclosed sum for 10 years of naming rights. "Theres not much you can do to relieve the traffic," Pishue said. He added that construction could begin as soon as June if the funds are raised, with the project expected to take about a year. We think it will be an amazing venue, Williams said. Andrew L. John, Palm Springs Desert Sun 6/1/2022. Two years ago, following the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, traffic on westbound Interstate 10 backed up for miles. Were committed to playing hockey next year, said Leiweke, whose company has partnered with Live Nation Entertainment and the H.N. Visit. It is, however, within Riverside County -- the 13th-largest metro area, in terms of population, in the United States -- and had been void of a major indoor arena. Leiweke believes that the American Hockey League team that will callthe arena home could play in front of as many as 5,000 season ticket holders. When people are leaving, we have the option to make more of them go to Washington to unload the parking quicker, said Tony Locacciato, an urban and regional planner and partner at Meridian Consultants, a firm that has been hired by OVG to help with arena site planning. MLS# 219091607DA. What impact would the new Coachella Valley hockey arena have on the environment? [3] Find out more at www.acrisure.com. It Happens To Boys Conference in Indio starts at 8:30 am but runs until 5 pm, Friday, March 3rd, 2023, at ABC Recovery in Indio, hosted by Creative Change. 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About two-thirds of arena traffic will come via the I-10 Cook Street interchange, with the other third coming from Washington Street. Exclusive resorts, spas, golf, tennis, pickleball, hiking, ATVs, and more await all adventure seekers. The project was originally slated to go up near Agua Caliente Casino in downtown Palm Springs on N. Calle Encilia and E. Amado Road. Visit CVfirebirds.com for the latest news and information. That money will be used to match others' donations, the first of which was announced moments later: $200,000 from Turk. More than half of public school students in the Coachella Valley live within a mile of CV Link and will be able to commute safely, while . Its a really interesting area. Fraser had been part of the Firebirds and the arena project since September 2021, during the middle of the arena's construction phase. How developers intend to manage traffic and parking for thousands of cars which was a majorconcern among residents when the project was slated for downtown Palm Springs will be a part of that discussion. Construction may begin on the arena this spring on 43.35 acres of unincorporated land near Palm Desert and Thousand Palms, pending Riverside County approval. Find him on Twitter: @Andrew_L_John. Four driveways are plannedto get in and out of the arena site, all off of Varner Road, which runs from Cook to Washington Street, parallel to I-10. As far as size, the arena will be large enough to accommodate two ice rinks and when walking in, were told people will be quickly drawn in. On May 5, the Riverside County Planning Commission unanimously approved the Oak View Group (OVG) development plan for the Coachella Valley Arena projectand the project appears to be sailing toward final approval by the county Board of Supervisors on May 25. Were directly south of the classic club golf course, sitting on roughly 40 acres of land here surrounded by 3,000 parking spots and you can see the arena in red.. The Coachella Valley Firebirds, the American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Seattle Kraken, will play at Acrisure Arena. This conference is in its 14th year in . Since then, a partnership with the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and plans for a downtown Palm Springs arena have fallen through, and a global pandemic has caused delays. . The Oak View Group, which runs events at venues throughout the nation, has also offered to assist with booking events once the restoration is completed, although no plans have been finalized. Architectural renderings show the sleek new $250 million Coachella Valley Arena, a sports and entertainment complex set to break ground in May on land near the Classic Club. "It's time. Rancho Mirage, CA - May 17, 2021 - The Greater Palm Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) today announced the findings from its tourism impact study for the Coachella Valley Arena, a new state-of-the-art sports and entertainment arena in the Thousand Palms community of Riverside County. Acrisure Arena, located in Thousand Palms, California, and the future home of the Coachella Valley Firebirds, is projected to open for the 2022-2023 American Hockey League (AHL) season and host more than 150 major events annually. You can review our Community Guidelines by clicking here. Contests & Promotions A mobile-friendly website and potentially an app also are plannedto provide transportation information for help navigating the immediate area. The Cook interchange to I-10 will handle the traffic, but there may be problems with the flow east on Varner due to curves, etc., to get past the Classic Club, Weber said. Acrisure is the intelligence-driven financial services distribution platform of the future. Saturday night, Beyonc became the first Black female headliner at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.In a performance that she called "very important for me" and that was politically charged, as has become her style, Beyonc's brazen tribute to Black history and Black culture has inspired mass reactions that reverberated across the internet. Acrisure Arena will be the crown jewel of the entire Coachella Valley and a major destination for the biggest artists, concerts, and sporting events in the world. With all of the studies weve done, Bates said, weve found that with the measures that Ive talked about, the freeway has the capacity to handle the traffic and secondaryroadways have the capacity to handle the traffic.. That road already exists. After a spring visit to Joshua Tree National Park, History of the Cabazon Dinosaurs, Claude K. Bell, 1960s. He compared other arenas of similar size,looked at data and researched how traffic was affected in those areas. Oak View Group issued a news release on Wednesday with the change of plans. All rights reserved. Coachella Valley Arena, the temporary name for the state-of-the-art facility, will serve as the home of the AHL hockey team, starting in 2022. Email him at andrew.john@desertsun.com. Coronavirus Updates, 2023, Gulf-California Broadcast Company Palm Springs, CA USA, Download the News Channel 3 News app here. Azoff has said that the band, which he has managed since the 1970s, will be a headline at the arenaonce itopens. The study said: Just 16% to 20% of events will fill the arena tocapacity, and those events will generally start at 7 p.m., after peak traffic hours in the valley. Project to Generate $141 million for the Local Economy and Nearly 1,600 Jobs The Greater Palm Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) today announced the findings from its tourism impact study for the Coachella Valley Arena, a new state-of-the-art sports and entertainment arena in the Thousand Palms community of Riverside County. A few hundred premium spots will be located just west of the arena. The informational webinar series featured the architectural team behind the design of the area, describing what sports and music fans can expect. EDITORS NOTE:The Desert Sun is partnering with Oak View Group for an informational webinar series called "Valley Arena Project." The proposed arena would seat 9,918 for hockey and 10,815. [5], The proposed arena was to be constructed on part of the Spa Resort Casino's parking lots and be owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians with the Oak View Group as the arena operator. The Weeknd already has a concert booked at the venue. The lower bowl of the venue will seat close to 8,000. Tickets go onsale March 24, 10AM PT! Curated and brought to you by TheStadiumBusiness team at Xperiology. Insiders are the first to know when concerts, family shows, and special events are announced, receive presale passwords and discounts, learn about our construction progress, hear about job opportunities, and get involved in our community. The $290-million project is to create a brand new sports and entertainment arena for the valley. Paul Tollett, the president and chief executive of Goldenvoice, philanthropist Harold Matzner,former Palm Springs mayor Robert Moon, Riverside County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez, Bad Company frontmanPaul Rodgers and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Joe Walsh of the Eagles also were in attendance.