STADIUM: Construction Updates

[danefan]

Color details are starting to go up on the tower facade.

 

Also looks like the final prep is being done on the field to start laying the turf. That will be an exciting point because it will really look like a football stadium.

[UAalum72]

Just noticed there's a tab on the athletics home page for recruiting for next year's Marching Band

[danefan]

That is great news!

[Dane96]

YEP! Finally...a REAL athletics program. And when I mean real...I mean all-around DI program (facilities, success, coaching staff and marching band).

[uofalbany]

Good times

[madDOG]

Facebook post too

 

UAlbany Athletics

Would you like to be a part of The Marching Great Danes? Click the link to find out more information on becoming a part of our brand new marching band!

 

Marching Band

www.ualbanysports.com

The Marching Great Danes

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[B9j2j6s]

Awesome news it will only help our athletic department as well as music. Kevin has done an amazing job growing the pep band over the past ten years. He will do a great job in directing the marching band. I can't wait to see what the uniforms will look like.

[uofalbany]

Is that a chain-link fence going up seperating the field and visitor's side...instead of a wall?

 

Those piles of gravel are being spread out as well... turf soon?

Edited April 4, 2013 by uofalbany

[Dane96]

Yes, a chain link fence is going up; seperates the field according to the plan. And yes, it looks like they are leveling the gravel for the cushion layer that goes under the turf.

[danefan]

Yes, a chain link fence is going up; seperates the field according to the plan. And yes, it looks like they are leveling the gravel for the cushion layer that goes under the turf.

 

Is that a chain-link fence going up seperating the field and visitor's side...instead of a wall?

 

Those piles of gravel are being spread out as well... turf soon?

 

As D96 said, the chainlink is according to plan. The wall would eventually go up as part of the full scale visitors side, like the lower bowl on the home side. I'm sure they'll spruce it up this year with the fence banners. Plus the temporary bleachers will, in all liklihood, be a raised set with the first rows starting above the height of the fence.

 

 

The turf will go down very quickly.

Edited April 4, 2013 by danefan

[UAalum72]

Aside: William and Mary is planning a $35 million, 3,300-seat expansion (plus luxury boxes) to nearly 16,000, at Zable Stadium, to be ready in 2015 - possibly the first year we play there.

 

http://www.vagazette.com/news/va-vg-sprt-expansionatzable-0327-20130327,0,4456379.story

[uofalbany]

This question is targeted for brutus... should we hold optimism for the possibility that a 2nd phase of the stadium happens soon after the completion of this 1st phase?

[UAalum72]

Most of the facing is on the back

 

and the ticket booth is taking shape

 

[Clickclack]

They've hung something on the light poles...can anyone make out what that is?

[danefan]

They've hung something on the light poles...can anyone make out what that is?

 

Are you talking about the long rectangular boxes? Those are electrical sub panels.