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Delayed YTL Bristol Arena to open in 2028

The 19,000-seater venue is being built by Malaysian-based YTL Developments as part of the huge Brabazon development in Filton

A CGI of what the arena could look like(Image: Publicity Picture)

The long-awaited Bristol Arena will finally open its doors to the public in 2028, it has been reported. Malaysia-based YTL first announced plans for the 19,000-seater venue in 2018, but its construction has been hampered by years of delays.

The arena will be based at Brabazon, on the old Filton Airfield, and will be part of a huge development that includes 6,500 homes.

Work to build Brabazon New Town - as it will be called - has sparked some controversy over the years, with tens of millions of pounds of taxpayers' money being spent on bringing public transport links to the new suburb.

YTL's 海角视频 chief executive has now told the BBC the arena project is "ready to go" after "lots of pricing, lots of detail". When asked if it was a certainty the venue would open in three years' time, he added: It's the best guarantee I can give you".

Original plans to build the arena in the city centre, next to Temple Meads station, were scrapped by former Bristol mayor Marvin Rees, who backed the proposals for a venue on the edge of the city.

The West of England Combined Authority (Weca) and Network Rail have spent millions on building transport links to the development, including a new .

The station is expected to be completed by the autumn of 2026 and will serve the new urban community and people travelling to the arena. It is being built by construction firm BAM, which also constructed Ashley Down station in the city.

Dan Norris, the Mayor of the West of England, said: "My Mayoral Combined Authority is going full steam ahead to open this station too – serving the new town at Brabazon and helping people get to the new arena. The West of England is continuing to secure major investment to create new jobs and economic growth now and over the coming years.”