East Bank authority outlines projects and timeline to prepare downtown for Super Bowl 2030

Authority staff told the East Bank Development Authority on June 16 that the central waterfront’s core infrastructure must be in place by the fourth quarter of 2029 to support the Super Bowl, which staff said is expected in February 2030.

Carrie Hayes, who is coordinating public information, said the authority’s responsibilities include horizontal infrastructure such as the duct banks, roads and streets, and serving as the connecting thread among Metro and private development partners including Fallon and Elmington. She said some east-bank work will need to pause in the fall preceding the event for security and staging.

“Will the East Bank be ready? Yes, it will,” Hayes said, expressing confidence while noting caveats including weather, permitting and other risks that could shift timelines.

Hayes listed projects planned or underway that staff expect to be delivered in time for the event: lowering James Robertson Parkway to grade; rebuilding South Second Street between Shelby and Woodland; reconstructing Victory Avenue; completion of the Seganthaler Bridge connector; opening the River North Greenway and the South Plaza at Nissan Stadium; deconstruction of the old Nissan Stadium; and ongoing developments such as East Point Flats and a new hotel on Parcel C.

Board members raised questions about pedestrian and bicycle access during construction and whether Eastbank Boulevard would be traversable during the Super Bowl. Staff said the Seanthaler bridge connector, to be designed and built by the Titans, will be a critical multimodal link and that Eastbank Boulevard construction will not have started such that it would be an active fenced construction area during the event.

Staff said they will continue to publish schedules and visual assets as design work advances and will return to the board if material changes are needed because of schedule risks or other events.

The authority emphasized coordination with Metro departments, INDOT, NES and private developers to sequence and deconflict work across corridors to minimize simultaneous closures and preserve ingress and egress during the event.