TERRE HAUTE, Ind.  – A ground breaking date has been set for the new convention center in downtown Terre Haute.

It will take place, rain or shine on Wabash Avenue between 7th and 9th Streets on Friday, September 6.

The convention center is expected to open in the spring of 2021.

The bids for the project came in below budget but the parking garage for the new hotel came in over budget.

The Vigo County Capital Improvement Board and adjacent property owners have been in talks to help make that parking garage more affordable.