Tennessee’s Danny White says entertainment district groundbreaking planned for summer
He spoke at the Big Orange Caravan stop in Chattanooga, the report said.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - University of Tennessee Athletics Director Danny White says the university will break ground on the Neyland Entertainment District this summer, according to a report from WVLT News partner Volquest.
He spoke at the Big Orange Caravan stop in Chattanooga, the report said.
“We will break ground this summer,” White said. “We will demo 2/3rds of the existing garage and rebuild that with a garage that is actually built for events. The G-10 garage was never designed for events. That’s part of the reason we have had so many challenges getting people in and out of it. A new garage will be much more efficient and the entertainment district will just be awesome.”
The director of athletics said UT hopes to have the project done within a few years.
“We should be on schedule pending all the approvals that still need to happen between now when we green the program at the state level and with our board,” White said. “But should be on schedule. The entertainment district should open in the early part of 2028 and then the hotel about about year after.”
The $280 project is something White says will improve the on-campus experience with a hotel, condos and shopping options.
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