Major makeover for U.S. Open venue

The United States Tennis Association is spending $550 million to transform the National Tennis Centre in Flushing Meadows, New York – including the construction of two new arenas and a retractable roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium – with the goal of overall completion by the 2018 U.S. Open

USTA BILLIE JEAN KING NATIONAL TENNIS CENTRE

Parking lot A

West Gate

Practice courts

Grandstand

Capacity: 8,000

New arena ready for 2016. Features sun canopy roof and raised walkway along upper bowl, allowing fans to walk around stadium

Arthur Ashe Stadium

Capacity: 23,771 (unchanged) Roof ready for 2016 – made from translucent PTFE* Teflon fabric over
steel frame. Closes in 5-10 minutes, allowing all-weather match play

Courts

South Gate

Southern field courts

Demolished and rebuilt from scratch, creating more seating and space between courts

Steel columns Eight tripod beams support 4,500-tonne roof superstructure

Pile caps: Anchor tripod supports

Piles: Driven more than 50 metres into decomposing coal ash soil

Drawboard

Parking lot B

East Gate

Chase Centre Indoor tennis facility

Louis Armstrong Stadium

New “roof-ready” 14,000-seat venue due for completion in 2018. Old stadium and adjacent Grandstand structure to be knocked down after 2016 U.S. Open

Sources: United States Tennis Association, Rossetti Architects

*Polytetrafluoroethylene