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Construction Begins On Talladega’s New Turn 3 Oversized Tunnel
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A special ceremony at Talladega Superspeedway highlighted the official groundbreaking on Tuesday for the track’s new Turn 3 Oversized Vehicle Tunnel to launch Transformation – The Talladega Superspeedway Infield Project.
As part of a special ceremony held on sacred ground at the end of the Alabama Gang Superstretch near the entrance of Turn 3, Talladega Superspeedway and its parent company, International Speedway Corporation (ISC), announced that Taylor Corporation from nearby Oxford, AL, will spearhead the construction of the new tunnel, which is scheduled for completion in time for the track’s April 26-28, 2019, spring tripleheader weekend, headlined by the GEICO 500.
Also in attendance of the groundbreaking was Dell Hill, who was a part of the original track groundbreaking in May of 1968, as well as Lana Osborn, who was the first Miss Talladega 500 for the inaugural Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at the 2.66-mile venue in September of 1969.
The Oversized Vehicle Tunnel is a feature of an approximately $50 million redevelopment endeavor that is part of ISC’s long-term capital allocation plan and reinvestment into its major motorsports complexes. The project, highlighted by a one-of-a-kind Garage Fan Zone Experience, will feature “up-close” access, interactive attractions and enhanced amenities for fans, sponsors, teams and stakeholders in the iconic Talladega infield.
The new two-lane tunnel will have dimensions capable of allowing vehicles as large as race team haulers and fans’ recreational vehicles to enter and exit the track simultaneously with ease. The lane tunnel will have a height of 16 feet, 8 inches, a width of 28 feet and a length of 208 feet. The tunnel will be located near the current Gate 9 crossover and will be open 24 hours during event weekends.
The track and ISC also recently announced that Creek Enterprise, Inc. – an integrated information services company headquartered in Tecumseh, MI – as the first “Transformation Partner” of the “We Transformed Talladega Superspeedway” lineup that will include other corporations to be announced in the future.
Full completion of Transformation is set to be finalized for the fall 2019 NASCAR Playoff event weekend. Fans can learn more about the project by visiting talladegasuperspeedway.com/transformation. In the near future, fans will be able to view the progress 24/7 via live feed.
As part of a special ceremony held on sacred ground at the end of the Alabama Gang Superstretch near the entrance of Turn 3, Talladega Superspeedway and its parent company, International Speedway Corporation (ISC), announced that Taylor Corporation from nearby Oxford, AL, will spearhead the construction of the new tunnel, which is scheduled for completion in time for the track’s April 26-28, 2019, spring tripleheader weekend, headlined by the GEICO 500.
Also in attendance of the groundbreaking was Dell Hill, who was a part of the original track groundbreaking in May of 1968, as well as Lana Osborn, who was the first Miss Talladega 500 for the inaugural Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at the 2.66-mile venue in September of 1969.
The Oversized Vehicle Tunnel is a feature of an approximately $50 million redevelopment endeavor that is part of ISC’s long-term capital allocation plan and reinvestment into its major motorsports complexes. The project, highlighted by a one-of-a-kind Garage Fan Zone Experience, will feature “up-close” access, interactive attractions and enhanced amenities for fans, sponsors, teams and stakeholders in the iconic Talladega infield.
The new two-lane tunnel will have dimensions capable of allowing vehicles as large as race team haulers and fans’ recreational vehicles to enter and exit the track simultaneously with ease. The lane tunnel will have a height of 16 feet, 8 inches, a width of 28 feet and a length of 208 feet. The tunnel will be located near the current Gate 9 crossover and will be open 24 hours during event weekends.
The track and ISC also recently announced that Creek Enterprise, Inc. – an integrated information services company headquartered in Tecumseh, MI – as the first “Transformation Partner” of the “We Transformed Talladega Superspeedway” lineup that will include other corporations to be announced in the future.
Full completion of Transformation is set to be finalized for the fall 2019 NASCAR Playoff event weekend. Fans can learn more about the project by visiting talladegasuperspeedway.com/transformation. In the near future, fans will be able to view the progress 24/7 via live feed.
