Stadium Expansion

East Stadium construction means changes for fans
Gone are the vendors, the fans milling about and the trees lining the east side of Memorial Stadium. Don't plan on meeting friends at the statue of Cornhuskers tackling a foe.

All of that is gone this season, replaced by fencing, dirt and piles of rebar and other construction materials in preparation for the $63.5 million East Stadium expansion to be completed by summer 2013.

The construction zone means that fans entering East Stadium on Saturday will need to make adjustments.

Fans headed for gates 15 through 24 will enter from a large walkway off the stadium loop -- through the middle of the construction zone -- and then fan out to their specific gates.

Signs will be posted to help direct fans.

"We think it'll work well," says Butch Hug, associate athletic director for facilities and events. "Some people will have some angst on where to go, but we encourage fans to show up early to re-familiarize themselves with the area and changes."

* A new set of steps has been built on the northeast corner at Gate 16.
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http://huskerextra.com/sports/football/article_a1f7a1ab-53ea-5256-827f-5bd987a0e7cb.html

 
knapplc said:
insidethestadium-03.jpg


A bit of a mystery project going on atop West Stadium on the south end, immediately next to the Press Box. Clearly they're adding some kind of enclosed space. Not sure what it's for, though.
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Did we ever figure out why they did this or what it is?

 
Doctor Tom said:
corncraze said:
knapplc said:
insidethestadium-03.jpg


A bit of a mystery project going on atop West Stadium on the south end, immediately next to the Press Box. Clearly they're adding some kind of enclosed space. Not sure what it's for, though.
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Did we ever figure out why they did this or what it is?
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Did you ever read the thread to figure out what it is? Like maybe the post directly above yours? Or the post directly above that one?
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Haha woops my bad

 
I'm really excited with the changes being made. I think the East addition is going to make the stadium look and feel a lot bigger, not to mention louder. I'm excited to see what the atmosphere is going to be like over there during game day.

This going to be a long offseason....As usual.

 
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Mills said:
I'm really excited with the changes being made. I think the West addition is going to make the stadium look and feel a lot bigger, not to mention louder. I'm excited to see what the atmosphere is going to be like over there during game day.

This going to be a long offseason....As usual.
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Get your direction game right, bro.

 
Here's an updated pic from Huskers.com. Nice aerial view of the work. I'm going to take a few pics this weekend. They've got a lot of iron work done, as you can see.

eaststadiumconstruction.jpg


 
It's very close to the track, but it doesn't overhang. They took out the three sections of angled bleachers from the track seating to accommodate the expansion.

EDIT - here's a pic of what it used to look like:

nememorialstadiumcornerandtrack.jpg


 
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