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· Construction Information: Crews continue to make progress on all areas of Great American Ball Park. Following are some highlights: ° Crews have poured concrete slabs onto the Terrace Level concourse. ° Installation of brick pavers continues to along the east side of Administration Building. ° Workers have brought in the out-of-town scoreboards. The two scoreboards which will continuously show scores from around Major League Baseball during home games, should be installed in the next few weeks.
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· · Access Information: Third Street will be closed between Broadway and Main Street from 8:00 p.m. May 17 to 5:00 a.m. May 20. The closure is necessary to give workers time to remove the final portion of the bus/taxiway, which once provided vehicular and pedestrian access to the Cinergy Field Plaza. The removal of this bridge is required to accommodate construction of Great American Ball Park. During the closure, motorists are directed to use Fourth Street as a detour. Motorists traveling west on US 50 are to turn north onto Broadway and turn west onto Fourth Street. Motorists can re-access Third Street by turning south on Walnut or Race streets. Also during the closure, Sycamore temporarily will be turned into a two-way street from Third through Fourth streets to allow businesses and parking garages access.
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Taste of Cincinnati Display: Thousands of area
residents will venture downtown to join in the annual Taste of Cincinnati
festivities. Festivalgoers will have a chance to view the Great American
Ball Park architectural model and traveling display and ask questions of the
project team. The informational booth will be located near the corner of
Central Parkway and Race Street from noon until 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, May
25.
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Fun Fact: 65 years ago this week, Crosley Field
hosted Major League Baseball’s first night baseball game. On May 24, 1935,
The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies, 2-1 ushering in an
era of nighttime baseball. President Franklin D. Roosevelt pushed a button
in the White House to illuminate 600 lamps in Crosley Field.
By contrast, Great American Ball Park’s lighting scheme will feature 12 individual towers with 72 high-powered lights per tower, or 864 total lights.
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For more information Barnard Baker or Bill Wherle
on next week’s ball park Dan Pinger Public Relations, Inc.
activity, contact: (513) 564-0700
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