The University of Southern California, as part of its long-term lease agreement, unveiled its proposed preliminary plans to renovate and restore the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum during a meeting today with the Coliseum Commission.Click here to see all the renderings!
If approved by the Commission, a full project launch will be announced in the spring of 2016. Construction would begin after the 2017 USC football season and completed for the 2019 football home opener, without impact to the 2018 season.
The estimated $270-million renovation will be privately funded by USC and USC will work to preserve the historic nature of the Coliseum. The planned renovation would far exceed USC's obligations under its lease agreement to invest $100 million in improvements by 2054, including $70 million over the next decade.
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The planned renovations include:
- Replacing every seat in the stadium and installing handrails throughout the stadium.
- Adding aisles, widening seats and increasing leg room in many sections.
- Building a new structure on the south side of the stadium that will include suites, loge boxes, club seats, a new concourse, and a new press box.
- Restoring the iconic peristyle to more closely resemble the stadium's original design.
- Updating Wi-Fi technology throughout the venue.
- Improving audio and video, including two new large screens at the east end of the stadium.
- Adding new concession stands, and improving existing stands.
- Upgrading entry concourses.
- Installing new field and stadium lighting.
- Replacing the electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems to meet current standards.
