The exterior of Little Caesars Arena (Photo by AM800's Rob Hindi)
Construction continues in downtown Detroit on the state of the art Little Caesars Arena.
On Monday, members of the media got a first hand look at the $860 million plus project that will also include an outdoor plaza, a number of restaurants and apartment buildings.
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Tom Wilson is President & CEO of Olympia Entertainment.
He says the arena will be ready for September.
"Every time you look at it you go oh my gosh I don't know if we're going to make it but then you come back a week later and it's better than it was before and then you come back a week later and it's better than too," says Wilson. "We're going to make it and it's going to be extraordinary."
Wilson says the arena will have the largest score board in the NHL.
Media tour of Little Caesars Arena. (Photo of scoreboard by AM800's Rob Hindi, June 12th, 2017)
He says parts of the main bowl is designed after the Bell Centre in Montreal.
The arena is set to open in September.
It will be home to the Red Wings and Pistons.
Media tour of Little Caesars Arena (Upper level seating photo by AM800's Rob Hindi, June 12th, 2017)