Construction project at Arthur Ashe Stadium includes enhanced entrances, dining

Arthur Ashe Stadium is getting a makeover.

The stadium in Queens, New York, will receive $800 million in upgrades, it was announced by The United States Tennis Association.

The project has begun and will be finished in 2027. The work includes raising the club level seating and suites to offer enhanced entrances and dining options. But the work means there will be about 2000 less seats in the building. It currently seats a little more than 23,000.

“The US Open is the pinnacle of sports and entertainment, with the greatest athletes and fans in all of sport, and this reimagination of Arthur Ashe Stadium and construction of a state-of-the-art Player Performance Center will enhance the experience for everyone that comes on site to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center,” said CEO and Executive Director of the United States Tennis Association Lew Sherr.

“This project enables us to maintain the greatest stage in tennis — Arthur Ashe Stadium — which was constructed more than 25 years ago, and modernize it in a way that will set it up for the next 25 years. It also provides us the opportunity to give the players that compete in that stadium an unparalleled space that will enable them to perform at their best and enjoy a higher level of luxury and comfort while they are off the court. The US Open helps us to deliver on our mission, growing tennis to build healthier people and communities everywhere, by showcasing our sport on the global stage, and this reimagination will bring this presentation to an entirely new level.”

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