South Street closes to prepare for Red Hat Amphitheater move
>> NUMBER ONE SOURCE FOR LOCAL
NEWS. THIS IS WRAL.
>> A TRANSFORMATION IS ON THE
HORIZON IN DOWNTOWN RALEIGH.
RED HAT AMPITHEATER IS MOVING.
YES IN THE WHOLE THING AND
MAKING WAY FOR THE EXPANSION
OF THE VENUE. RALEIGH
CONVENTION CENTER AND A NEW
HOTEL. BUT IT IS GOING TO COME,
OF COURSE, WITH SOME GROWING
PAINS. THANK YOU FOR JOINING
US ON DAN HAGGERTY AND I'M LENA
TILLETT. SO IF YOU'RE HEADING
IN OR OUT OF DOWNTOWN, YOU MAY
NEED TO TAKE A DETOUR PART OF
SOUTH STREET HERE IS CLOSED IN
DOWNTOWN RALEIGH.
>> AND IT'S ALL MAKING SPACE,
OF COURSE, FOR THIS PROJECT
TO BEGIN WRAL'S TO STUDY.
PATERSON SPENT THE DAY
MONITORING HOW DRIVERS ARE
NAVIGATING THE CHANGES.
>> PERMANENTLY CLOSED TRAFFIC
PATTERNS WILL CHANGE JUST A BIT
OF AN ADJUSTMENT FOR SURE.
A SIGN OF WHAT'S TO COME FOR
THIS POPULAR CONCERT VENUE,
BARRICADES AROUND THIS PORTION
OF SOUTH STREET FROM DAWSON
TO MCDOWELL CREWS ALSO PUT UP
THESE BOLLARDS TODAY TO PREVENT
PEOPLE FROM DRIVING THROUGH THE
AREA. THE NEXT BUS ROUTE WOULD
BE TO TAKE LENOIR STREET.
PEOPLE WANTING TO CATCH THE
SHOW WILL NEED TO HEAD ABOUT
ONE BLOCK SOUTH ONCE A
RELOCATION IS COMPLETE, I
COULD.
>> CUT OFF A LITTLE BIT OF
TRAFFIC.
>> ON THE FIRST DAY OF ITS
CANDID ABOUT HALF-A-DOZEN CARS
TURNING AROUND WITHIN A 15
MINUTE TIME SPAN ON THE EAST
SIDE OF THIS BARRICADE.
BUSINESSES ARE JUST HAPPY.
FANS CAN STILL FLOCK TO
DOWNTOWN TO SEE THEIR FAVORITE
ARTIST.
>> IT'S ON THE WEEKEND. WE GET
SOME LATE NIGHT CROWD FOR THAT
AS WELL. A LOT OF TIMES IT WILL
STAY OVERNIGHTS WILL GET
BREAKFAST AND THE BUSINESS IN
THE NEXT MORNING. WHAT'S
DOWNTOWN WITH A CONCERT, RIGHT?
KNEE AND HAD TRANSFORMATION IS
PART OF A LARGER PROJECT TO
EXPAND THE RALEIGH CONVENTION
CENTER AND AT THE NEW ON THE
PARK HOTEL. I THINK THAT'S
GONNA BE HUGE FOR DOWN HERE ON
THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE OTHER