2 0 0 9 ▁Republican ▁Party ▁of ▁Virginia ▁convention . ▁ ▁The ▁ar ena ▁closed ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁but ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁demol ished ▁while ▁several ▁proposed ▁re development ▁projects ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁col ise um ▁are ▁discussed . ▁ ▁Future ▁replacement ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁Virginia ▁General ▁Assembly ▁passed ▁a ▁bill , ▁signed ▁by ▁governor ▁Terry ▁Mc A ul iffe , ▁author izing ▁the ▁Richmond ▁Metropolitan ▁Transport ation ▁Author ity ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁replacement , ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁get ▁regional ▁co operation . ▁, ▁no ▁plan ▁has ▁been ▁yet ▁approved . ▁ ▁Layout ▁The ▁Richmond ▁Col ise um ▁is ▁laid ▁out ▁on ▁six ▁levels . ▁In ▁order ▁from ▁lowest ▁to ▁highest ▁they ▁are ▁the ▁event ▁level , ▁the ▁me zz an ine , ▁the ▁lower ▁conc ourse , ▁the ▁upper ▁conc ourse , ▁the ▁ 3 0 0 ▁level ▁and ▁the ▁ring . ▁The ▁event ▁level ▁is ▁where ▁the ▁event ▁floor ▁( and ▁ice ▁r ink ) ▁is ▁located , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁all ▁the ▁support ▁rooms ▁for ▁events ▁and ▁the ▁building . ▁Team ▁lo cker ▁rooms , ▁star ▁dress ing ▁rooms , ▁Ex hib ition ▁h alls , ▁the ▁Col ise um ▁Club ▁and ▁the ▁k itch ens ▁are ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁event ▁level . ▁The ▁Clay ▁Street ▁tunnel , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁innov ative ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁col ise um , ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁event ▁level ▁and ▁allows ▁vehicles , ▁including ▁tra ctor ▁tra ilers ▁and ▁mon ster ▁tr uck