Indiana University Athletics
Assembly Hall Improvements on Schedule; Fans Asked for Patience During Construction
11/12/2015 5:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.- With the regular season set to tipoff tomorrow, Indiana University Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Fred Glass today announced that construction that will preserve the best home court advantage in college basketball and greatly improve the fan experience at Assembly Hall is on schedule. While this dramatic refurbishment of the historic Assembly Hall will make attending IU basketball games more enjoyable than ever before starting next basketball season (2016-2017), in the meantime there will be considerable disruption inside and outside Assembly Hall due to construction. This disruption includes changes to the gameday traffic pattern, changes to how fans will enter and depart zoned parking lots, and how fans will be able to access and get around Assembly Hall on gamedays.
Improvements to Assembly Hall will include the construction of a grand new entryway and dramatic atrium in the South Lobby; remodeling all bathrooms and adding additional bathrooms, (including 114 toilets bringing the total to 298, a 61% increase); remodeling all concession stands; replacing the South Lobby ramps with escalators; adding escalators to the North Lobby; refurbishing all of the non-bleachered seats; replacing the current bifurcated scoreboard with a new, modern jumbotron; upgrading the building's mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and similar infrastructure; adding a premium seating and hospitality area; building out a home for the state-of-the-art Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology; celebrating the tradition and success of IU basketball through branding, graphics, and imagery throughout Assembly Hall; and establishing a new Hall of Fame Portrait Gallery. Throughout the season, contractors will be working to ready the refurbished Simon-Skjodt Assembly Hall for the 2016-17 season.
"While we are excited about the significant improvements being made to Assembly Hall that our fans will be able to experience next season," said Glass. "This season will be full of disruptions with little visible improvement. We ask our fans to be patient as we improve Assembly Hall so that the greatest home court advantage in college basketball can be preserved for another generation. We will continue to do our best to minimize the disruptions as much as possible."
CLICK HERE FOR TIPS ON AVOIDING CONSTRUCTION ON SR 37 WHILE HEADED TO GAMES
Game Day Traffic Pattern (Click Here for More Info)
Responding to input from fans, IU Athletics has changed the pre-game traffic pattern at the one way eastbound intersection of Dunn and 17th Streets. Cars travelling eastbound from Walnut on 17th Street will no longer have to turn right/southbound on Dunn and may travel eastbound on 17th Street to Walnut Grove. No traffic is allowed between Walnut Grove and Fee Lane.
Lots
Fans with zoned parking passes may have to enter lots at different locations from where they have entered in the past. Below is a list of zoned parking instructions:
Pre-Game
Zone A
-Enter through Gate 11 off SR 45/46 Bypass.
-Access through Gate 4 will not be permitted.
Zone B
-Enter through Gate 4 by making a left off 17th Street or by crossing 17th Street via Woodlawn Avenue.
-Upon entering Gate 4 please proceed through Zone C and park in any available space within Zone B.
Zone C
-Enter through Gate 2 by making a left off 17th Street or by crossing 17th Street via Woodlawn Avenue.
Zone D
- Enter through Gate 2 by making a left off 17th Street or by crossing 17th Street via Walnut Grove.
Zone F
-Enter through Gate 14 off Fee Lane.
Zone G
-Enter through Gate 12 off Fee Lane.
Zone I
-Enter through Gate 12 off Fee Lane.
-Please proceed through the southern part of Zone G and park in any available spot within Zone I.
Zone J
-Enter through Gate 12 off Fee Lane.
- Please proceed through the southern part of Zone G and park in any available spot within Zone J.
Zone K
-Enter through Gate 9 off Dunn Street.
-Enter through Gates 10 or 11 off SR 45/46 Bypass.
Zone L
-Enter through either Gate 8 or Gate 9 off Dunn Street.
Post-Game
Zone A
-Exit through Gate 9 north onto Dunn Street.
-Exit through Gate 11 onto SR 45/46 Bypass.
-Exiting through Gate 10 will not be permitted.
Zone B
-Exit through Gate 4 onto 17th Street going westbound, onto Woodlawn Avenue going southbound, or Gate 13 onto fee Lane.
Zone C
-Exit through Gate 4 onto 17th Street going westbound, onto Woodlawn Avenue going southbound.
Zone D
-Exit out of Gate 2 onto 17th Street going westbound or onto Walnut Grove going southbound.
Improvements to Assembly Hall will include the construction of a grand new entryway and dramatic atrium in the South Lobby; remodeling all bathrooms and adding additional bathrooms, (including 114 toilets bringing the total to 298, a 61% increase); remodeling all concession stands; replacing the South Lobby ramps with escalators; adding escalators to the North Lobby; refurbishing all of the non-bleachered seats; replacing the current bifurcated scoreboard with a new, modern jumbotron; upgrading the building's mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and similar infrastructure; adding a premium seating and hospitality area; building out a home for the state-of-the-art Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology; celebrating the tradition and success of IU basketball through branding, graphics, and imagery throughout Assembly Hall; and establishing a new Hall of Fame Portrait Gallery. Throughout the season, contractors will be working to ready the refurbished Simon-Skjodt Assembly Hall for the 2016-17 season.
"While we are excited about the significant improvements being made to Assembly Hall that our fans will be able to experience next season," said Glass. "This season will be full of disruptions with little visible improvement. We ask our fans to be patient as we improve Assembly Hall so that the greatest home court advantage in college basketball can be preserved for another generation. We will continue to do our best to minimize the disruptions as much as possible."
CLICK HERE FOR TIPS ON AVOIDING CONSTRUCTION ON SR 37 WHILE HEADED TO GAMES
Game Day Traffic Pattern (Click Here for More Info)
Responding to input from fans, IU Athletics has changed the pre-game traffic pattern at the one way eastbound intersection of Dunn and 17th Streets. Cars travelling eastbound from Walnut on 17th Street will no longer have to turn right/southbound on Dunn and may travel eastbound on 17th Street to Walnut Grove. No traffic is allowed between Walnut Grove and Fee Lane.
Lots
Fans with zoned parking passes may have to enter lots at different locations from where they have entered in the past. Below is a list of zoned parking instructions:
Pre-Game
Zone A
-Enter through Gate 11 off SR 45/46 Bypass.
-Access through Gate 4 will not be permitted.
Zone B
-Enter through Gate 4 by making a left off 17th Street or by crossing 17th Street via Woodlawn Avenue.
-Upon entering Gate 4 please proceed through Zone C and park in any available space within Zone B.
Zone C
-Enter through Gate 2 by making a left off 17th Street or by crossing 17th Street via Woodlawn Avenue.
Zone D
- Enter through Gate 2 by making a left off 17th Street or by crossing 17th Street via Walnut Grove.
Zone F
-Enter through Gate 14 off Fee Lane.
Zone G
-Enter through Gate 12 off Fee Lane.
Zone I
-Enter through Gate 12 off Fee Lane.
-Please proceed through the southern part of Zone G and park in any available spot within Zone I.
Zone J
-Enter through Gate 12 off Fee Lane.
- Please proceed through the southern part of Zone G and park in any available spot within Zone J.
Zone K
-Enter through Gate 9 off Dunn Street.
-Enter through Gates 10 or 11 off SR 45/46 Bypass.
Zone L
-Enter through either Gate 8 or Gate 9 off Dunn Street.
Post-Game
Zone A
-Exit through Gate 9 north onto Dunn Street.
-Exit through Gate 11 onto SR 45/46 Bypass.
-Exiting through Gate 10 will not be permitted.
Zone B
-Exit through Gate 4 onto 17th Street going westbound, onto Woodlawn Avenue going southbound, or Gate 13 onto fee Lane.
Zone C
-Exit through Gate 4 onto 17th Street going westbound, onto Woodlawn Avenue going southbound.
Zone D
-Exit out of Gate 2 onto 17th Street going westbound or onto Walnut Grove going southbound.
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