Not many things have gone right for the New York Islanders this past season, but fortunately one of the few silver linings of 2017-18 seems to remain intact. According to Jim Baumbach of Newsday, Belmont Arena is right on schedule with construction slated to begin taking place around this time next year.
Currently, the environmental review process is nearing the completion of a draft to be presented by the end of 2018, with the final statement coming by April 1 of 2019. Only when the environmental review is submited and confirmed can construction begin.