New arena takes shape on the Las Vegas Strip — PHOTOS

Jeff Scheid LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

10 years ago

Construction at the MGM Resorts International-AEG arena construction site behind New York-New York casino-hotel is seen Monday, March 30, 2015. The $375 million arena is scheduled to open in April 2016. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid

A man works on the roof of the MGM Resorts International-AEG arena construction site behind New York-New York casino-hotel Monday, March 30, 2015. The $375 million arena is scheduled to open in April 2016. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid

A worker stands on the roof of the MGM Resorts International-AEG arena behind New York-New York casino-hotel Monday, March 30, 2015. The $375 million arena is scheduled to open in April 2016. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid

Workers place the outer siding at the MGM Resorts International-AEG arena construction site behind New York-New York casino-hotel is seen Monday, March 30, 2015. The $375 million arena is scheduled to open in April 2016. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid

Workers monitor a crane being moved at the MGM Resorts International-AEG arena construction site behind New York-New York casino-hotel Monday, March 30, 2015. The $375 million arena is scheduled to open in April 2016. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid

Workers spray heat retardant at the MGM Resorts International-AEG arena construction site behind New York-New York casino-hotel Monday, March 30, 2015. The $375 million arena is scheduled to open in April 2016. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid

An ironwork walks on a beam at the MGM Resorts International-AEG arena construction site behind New York-New York casino-hotel Monday, March 30, 2015. The $375 million arena is scheduled to open in April 2016. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid

Workers take a break at MGM Resorts International-AEG arena construction site behind New York-New York casino-hotel Monday, March 30, 2015. The $375 million arena is scheduled to open in April 2016. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid

Workers talk while at MGM Resorts International-AEG arena construction site behind New York-New York casino-hotel Monday, March 30, 2015. The $375 million arena is scheduled to open in April 2016. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid

A worker guides a beam at the MGM Resorts International-AEG arena construction site behind New York-New York casino-hotel Monday, March 30, 2015. The $375 million arena is scheduled to open in April 2016. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid

Construction at MGM Resorts International-AEG arena construction site behind New York-New York casino-hotel is seen Monday, March 30, 2015. The $375 million arena is scheduled to open in April 2016. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid

Construction at the MGM Resorts International-AEG arena behind New York-New York casino-hotel is seen Monday, March 30, 2015. The $375 million arena is scheduled to open in April 2016. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid

Workers are silhouetted while working at the MGM Resorts International-AEG arena construction site behind New York-New York casino-hotel on Monday, March 30, 2015. The $375 million arena is scheduled to open in April 2016. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid

One year of construction has been completed and there’s one year to go before the newest entertainment venue in Las Vegas will open. The 20,000-seat, $375 million arena behind New York-New York and Monte Carlo is being built through a joint venture of MGM Resorts International and Anschutz Entertainment Group. Currently, there are more than 275 construction workers onsite building the 650,000-square-foot structure. By April of next year there will be approximately 7,100 tons of steel installed; 21,500 cubic yards of concrete; 1 million feet of low-voltage cable; and more than 3.9 million feet of copper cable. If stretched out, the copper cable would reach from Las Vegas to Denver.