The west side structure will not be open on Wednesday as the area remains an active construction zone.The stadium will be open from 6 a.m.-8 p.m. and free parking will be available at Pioneer High School.Rademacher said the university is planning another open house for later this summer when all areas will be open. Less. While the playing surface was torn up the field was lowered by three and a half feet to facilitate sight-lines in the lower rows. Wilpon baseball and softball complex, Osterbaan and Al Glick fieldhouses, Varsity tennis building, and currently under construction the new UM soccer stadium just to name a few. The structures, which will stand 10 feet higher than the current scoreboards at their highest point, include 83 suites and 3,000 club seats.When the renovations are complete, the capacity of the The plans call for buildings to be constructed on the concourse at the north and south end zones. By the time the project is completed, Rademacher said the improvements will extend well beyond the club seating and luxury boxes.The university has not yet announced the stadium's new official capacity, but it is expected to top out at more than 110,000. @Melissa they need to add a helipad on top of the press boxes, that way the rich people dont have to walk in amongst us commoners.
On Saturday, he anticipates spending 90 minutes explaining to his game-day staff what's new as Yet, there's a long list of jobs to complete before the Wolverines open the season Sept. 4 against Connecticut when Michigan Stadium is officially re-christened following a $226 million renovation.There are new concessions areas to finish, information technology tasks that require attention, a layer of asphalt to apply to the stadium concourse and a playing surface that needs to be replaced.Fans will have the chance to get a glimpse the inside of Michigan Stadium on Wednesday when the Much of the inside of the stadium - including the upper concourses - remain off limits because of safety concerns associated with ongoing construction. The luxury boxes are not "Big House" football. Michigan Stadium Renovation/Addition Project. Just what Ann Arbor needs, more rich people being oh so terribly important. Did they eliminate the urine troughs? If the team is getting rained on, all the fans should be getting rained on, and the administration who will be sitting in those unoccupied suites too. With a seating capacity of 109,901, Michigan Stadium is currently the largest stadium in the United States. When will the closed lane on Main be re-opened? The original stadium, which opened in 1927 at a cost of $950,000, seated 72,000.While the luxury suites and club seats have garnered much attention, it's the common areas of the stadium that Rademacher says are more striking.
A $226 million renovation project in 2009 not only made Michigan Stadium the largest college football venue in the country again, but it enhanced the fan experience. To add, I'm also pretty sure they're not re"christening" the stadium and just reopening it. I. If they were good, they would do brick there, too, and somehow imprint the M logo in it (or maybe stamped cement). It is exactly what A2 needs because all those rich people are the same ones who spend money in town and donate big money to the university.
Thanks for commenting RobbiesBoyfriend, I will request that the helipad be added next year when I renew by suite lease. and the employees still taking cuts in pay and bennies. In May of 1991, 87,000 square feet of prescription athletic turf was installed as part of a comprehensive renovation of Michigan Stadium. Hopefully they will do an even better job with the Crisler arena renovation. Ooh Connecticut is going to completely RUIN the second half of the day. I would miss them! melissa, apparently you DO care. Portions of the refurbished Michigan Stadium will be open to fans on Wednesday.For the past 10 years, the newly appointed associate athletic director has overseen the university's athletic facilities and game-day operations. class. Unless there is some hidden chapel there that I'm not aware of? Yet, there's a long list of jobs to complete before the Wolverines open the season Sept. 4 against Connecticut when Michigan Stadium is officially re-christened following a $226 million renovation.
Smell our filthy burgers and brats. Now, gotta get rid of that eyesore on the backside of the scoreboard. A ridiculous expensive addition for people with very deep pockets. It doesn't exactly seem like a "renovation." The capacity for the stadium was announced as 109,901. Lots of wood and a big M in the carpet! those that has still gits.... and the rest of us still pays. Looks as gaudy as that Yellow Halo. Design building to meet energy efficiency and performance required by ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-1999 with the exception of the glazing at suites and club areas. Care. I've been going to games at the big house since the mid 60's (general admission tickets were $1) and believe me this renovation was sorely needed and long overdue. I agree with HeartbreakM about the scoreboards!!