Cranes are towering over the 78,675 square-foot addition to the Huntsville Ice Sports Center. The arena on the east side of the facility includes a competition sheet of ice and nearly 1,400 seats.

On the west side, ground has broken for a 38,846 square-foot curling facility with five lanes and seating for nearly 200 people, creating the South’s premier curling destination.

“The expansion will not only help us meet our ice needs 350 days a year, but it will also increase our economic impact with the additional events the new arena and curling surfaces will allow,” said ISC Executive Director Dita Dotson-Bowser. “Our mission is to serve all ice sports with excellence, and this expansion helps us achieve that.”

When complete, the Ice Sports Center will be more than than 200,000 square feet. Construction is headed up by ARCO/Murray and is expected to be completed late this year or early next year.