A rebuilding of Billing’s RimRock Auto Arena, heavily damaged by a tornado this summer, could cost as much as $15 million according to estimates presented to Yellowstone County Commissioners yesterday, but the final price tag is expected to be lower as the design is trimmed back. Estimates from CTA Architects (Billings) and Populous (Kansas City) […]
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MetraPark: Let’s use disaster to reimagine arena
Administrators of Yellowstone County’s MetraPark complex say that instead of rebuilding Rimrock Auto Arena to be a copy of the original facility, destruction from a tornado should be a chance to reimagine the facility — and they want ideas from the public. The 12,000-seat arena, home to the Billings Outlaws (IFL) and many other events […]
Yellowstone County to rebuild Rimrock Auto Arena
Despite extensive damage from a tornado that saw the roof lifted off the place, Yellowstone County officials say they’ll launch a plan to rebuilt Rimrock Auto Arena in Billings. The tornado, which ripped through the area on June 20, took the roof off the 12,000-seat arena and caused extensive damage, to the point where officials […]
Tornado rips roof off Billing arena; damage is extensive
A tornado ripped the roof off Billings’ Rimrock Auto Arena Sunday, causing millions of dollars in damage and impacting next weekend’s playoff game for the IFL’s Billings Outlaws; officials will decide whether to inspect or demolish 35-year-old facility. UPDATE: We have a photo. It’s not pretty. Rimrock Auto Arena is located in the MetraPark fairgrounds […]
