ADVISORY/Concrete ``Floor Pour'' in Nationwide Arena Thursday, April 13, Columbus, Ohio.

Sports Editors & Hockey Writers

ADVISORY...for April 13 (Thursday)

--(BW SportsWire)

Time-Lapse Footage of Concrete Floor Installation Process

Will be Available Via Satellite Feed

WHAT: Workers in the Nationwide Arena will pour the concrete

floor for center ice. A pool video crew will tape the

installation process and provide time-lapsed footage

for television media outlets via satellite.

BACKGROUND: The concrete will be poured 85 feet wide and 200

feet long. Directly below this surface are many layers

of cooling piping running approximately nine miles,

insulation, and a sand heating system. The pour is a

detailed process that will conclude with an eight-inch

thick concrete slab ready for the ice surface finish.

- A representative from Nationwide Reality Investors will

be available to answer questions.

SATELLITE FEED TIME: 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

COORDINATES:

Telstar 5C-05 - audio 6.1 & 6.8

TROUBLE NUMBER:

614-297-0335, ask for Sandra

VIDEO IMAGES: The images on the video feed will include the

following in this order:

- Time-lapse footage of floor pour

- Sound bites from Don Montgomery, Director, Nationwide

Realty Investors

- External view of Nationwide Arena

- Internal view of Nationwide Arena

- Suggested script for floor pour

STILL PHOTO

OPPORTUNITY: The Associated Press will photograph the floor pour.

FACT SHEET

1. The floor is made of many layers beneath the ice surface about 25

inches :

-- Twelve inches of sand with a heating system - approximately

52 dump trucks full of sand

-- Four inches of insulation

-- Plastic vapor barrier 

-- Eight inches of reinforced concrete which contains the

coolant pipe

-- The top layer of ice is approximately one and one fourth

inches thick

2. The concrete slab is:

-- 85 feet wide, 200 feet long - enough concrete to pave a side

walk from the Arena to German Village (two miles)!

-- approximately 400 cubic yards - equals about 40 truck loads

of concrete

-- Eight inches thick

3. The iron pipe for coolant is:

-- One and one fourth inches in diameter of steel

-- Carries brine coolant

-- Runs 50,000 feet - approximately nine miles

-- Has 2,400 welds

Arena Size: The Nationwide Arena is 685,000 square feet.

Total Project Size: 800,000 square feet, includes practice rink,

office building and retail space.

Seat Capacity: 18,500 for hockey; 19,500 for basketball;

approximately 20,000 for concerts.

First Home Game: The Blue Jackets begin their inaugural season

Oct. 7th, hosting the Chicago Black Hawks.