The north end of the Las Vegas Strip will host up to 80,000 people a day for the two-weekend music extravaganza known as the Rock in Rio festival in May at the MGM Resorts Festival Grounds currently under construction. But what many patrons won't see is an underground network of utilities and access points for the $40-million project, all built within a tight seven-month construction window.
While the massive footprint was a challenge to the construction team, the sheer scale was further complicated by the fact that the resulting facility will need to serve not just Rock in Rio, but a multitude of end-users over the life of the site.