BUFFALO – A consulting firm has released its report on the best locations for a new Buffalo Bills stadium, and the top three are located in Downtown Buffalo.
Time-Warner Cable news is reporting that AECOM, a consulting firm hired by the state, looked at 13 locations and narrowed it down to the top four sites for a new stadium.
According to the report, the first location suggested is located in the Cobblestone district between Michigan Avenue and Mississippi Street.
It said this site would benefit from available public and mass transit already due to a light rail station and an Amtrak commuter station nearby.
There’s also 15,000 parking spaces within a one-mile radius of this location.
The Cobblestone stadium would require a fixed-roof stadium, per the report.
The second Downtown Buffalo location proposed in the report is located off of Exchange Street between Michigan Avenue and Chicago Street. The third and final Downtown Buffalo location would be located off South Park Avenue between Ohio and Louisiana Streets.
The final short-list location is located in a familiar place — Orchard Park, right where Ralph Wilson Stadium currently exists.
The report says Ralph Wilson Stadium getting renovated would be the least-costly solution, but if Terry and Kim Pegula want a new stadium, one could be located north of Ralph Wilson Stadium.
No timeline has been given on when a site would be selected and construction would begin, but officials say it is unlikely to happen for at least another ten years.
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