DAYTONA Rising, the historic $400 million redevelopment project at Daytona International Speedway, reached a major milestone on Wednesday when, for the first time since the project broke ground in July 2013, the on-site daily construction worker count exceeded 1,000. Construction of DAYTONA Rising is cited in ManpowerGroup’s Employment Outlook Survey as a primary reason the Deltona, Fla., MSA (Daytona Beach included in this area) ranks third nationwide for growth in 2015.
On Wednesday, 1,002 workers were on site at the “World Center of Racing” helping to create the nation’s first true motorsports stadium with the DAYTONA Rising project. The average daily worker count has been steadily rising since the fall.
“This is another significant and important milestone in the project,” Daytona International Speedway President Joie Chitwood III said. “Construction workers are moving at full speed on DAYTONA Rising to ensure that all the amenities within the facility are ready for the 2015 racing season.”
After achieving significant construction milestones related to the DAYTONA Rising project during the past year, including installation of the highest piece of steel in October, Daytona International Speedway is busy preparing for Budweiser Speedweeks 2015 events.
Fans can get an early preview of DAYTONA Rising during the 53rd anniversary of the Rolex 24 At Daytona on Jan. 24-25 and Budweiser Speedweeks 2015 (the stadium will officially open in 2016). Approximately 40,000 new seats will be available along with two of the five injectors/entrances, new concessions, several of the neighborhoods or social areas and the new vertical transportation.
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