Work continues on Adelaide’s $6bn Riverbank precinct

Work continues on Adelaide’s $6bn Riverbank precinct

The $6bn redevelopment of the Adelaide Riverbank precinct, which includes the Bio-Medical City, Adelaide Convention Centre and Adelaide Oval projects, is about to enter its next phase with works to commence in August on the 25,000sq metre Festival Plaza development.

Located a 1-minute walk east of the Adelaide Convention Centre, the project site will see the entire Riverbank region linked to become the most connected and easily accessible business, events and entertainment precinct in Australia.

All Riverbank facilities as well as 3,500 hotel rooms are situated within 5 minutes’ walk of the Adelaide Convention Centre situated in the heart of the Riverbank Precinct.

Adelaide Convention Bureau, CEO, Damien Kitto said Adelaide’s Riverbank precinct will “surprise and delight” those new to the city and those who have not visited in some time.

“It is nationally unique in its ease of accessibility and walking distance proximity to key city attractions and venues as well as a multitude of boutique bars, restaurants and major hotels.  The city’s two Universities, the new pedestrian corridor to the central market as well as its cultural boulevard including the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum and premier shopping mall are also within walking distance of the Riverbank,” Kitto said.

Kitto also remarked on the concentration of venues and facilities, which position Adelaide as the easiest city in the country – and undoubtedly one of the easiest in the world in which to travel.

“It also eliminates travel time and its associated costs for event planners whilst providing an exceptionally attractive and full package offering for delegates.”

This new phase will include a $220m redevelopment of the plaza around the Festival Theatre – transforming one of the city’s most important public spaces into Adelaide’s premier meeting and entertainment hub including an expansion of the existing green space in response to public consultation.

Wide promenades will connect major city streets to the plaza, the Adelaide Oval footbridge and through to the Convention Centre.

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