The Mayor of Sector 2, Rareș Hopincă, announces the resumption of the Flamaropol project, which could become a multi-sport arena

Rareș Hopincă, mayor of Bucharest’s Sector 2, has announced the completion of the handover procedure for the Flamaropol Ice Rink, a project that has been stalled for nearly a decade. Local authorities are set to begin work on the sports facility’s load-bearing structure and metal components.

At the same time, the City Hall is preparing the documentation needed to secure European funding through the Bucharest–Ilfov Regional Programme, as part of the New European Bauhaus initiative. The estimated investment is approximately 30 million euros, without updates to the cost estimate.

The project could be expanded so that the ice rink operates as a multipurpose arena. The venue would retain its refrigeration system for hockey and skating, while also being able to host basketball, handball, volleyball, and tennis competitions. Estimated capacity is 3,600 spectators for hockey and 5,000 for basketball, with the possibility of increasing it for other events.

Hopincă says that diversifying the venue’s use would increase the investment’s profitability and the arena’s own revenues. The final decision will be based on public consultations scheduled for November 13 and 15, as well as an online questionnaire. The mayor stressed that hockey will not be eliminated from the complex’s future configuration.