War Memorial Stadium needs about $17 million worth of maintenance work and improvements to remain in useful condition, according to a Texas-based group's feasibility study on the facility's future.
The Conventions Sport & Leisure International LLC study, released Monday, suggested 34 improvements to the Little Rock stadium's structure and amenities necessary to maintain the building.
The "critical" changes need be made within three years, and the "noncritical" within five, according to the $160,000 study commissioned by the state Department of Parks and Tourism.
Most stadiums outlive their usefulness after 45 years at most; War Memorial is 70 years old, the study pointed out.