Vegas-style nightclub coming to I-Drive project
Whittall said beginning in February the construction will go vertical, which means those driving through the popular tourist area will start to see buildings going up.
Along with a 425-foot observation wheel, an aquarium and restaurants, a 20,000-square-foot Las Vegas-style night club with a pool is now part of the plans.
"The economic impact is going to be huge. If we bring in 4 million visitors a year, it's going to be hundreds of millions of dollars worth of economic impact in our area.
Whittall said the project is six months behind schedule. He said they are having a difficult time getting some large murals approved because they violate county code ordinances.
We were asking for a little bit of change that hasn't been done here. But we think this change is what's going to make the project," said Whittall.
Whittall said 50 percent of the I-Drive Live project will be open early next year.
The nightclub and observation wheel will be open by the end of 2014.