LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For the first time since the KFC Yum! Center opened in 2010, the arena is getting a new roof.

The project is part of the Louisville Arena Authority ’s long-term repair and replacement plan.

The new roof, also means visitors and drivers around the KFC Yum! Center will need to adjust to some changes. A large construction crane is being brought in and this will mean a partial closure of South Third Street between River Road and Main Street.  

The street closure begins Monday, Aug. 18 and it will stay closed until Dec. 2025. The closure will not block the entrances to parking garages at the Galt House and the KFC Yum! Center. However, anyone using those garages, will need to enter and leave toward Main Street. The Louisville Arena Authority said the street

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