Vikings New Stadium Roof Open

After placing six of the seven ridge truss sections already at the new stadium construction crews recently connected the remaining gap of the roof ridge truss between the east and west with a.

Vikings new stadium roof open.

Taylor finally celebrated his first win inside lucas oil stadium with the roof open after losing twice in the big ten championship game with the roof closed when he played at wisconsin and. Using the nation s largest etfe roof and pivoting glass doors the new home of the nfl s minnesota vikings u s. The vikings first road trip of the 2020 season comes under a pamphlet of new restrictions but early returns are good after week 1 s road teams emerged unscathed while traveling amid the pandemic. Bank stadium was deemed substantially complete by contractor mortenson construction six weeks before the ribbon cutting ceremony and official grand opening on july 22.

The colts will play the minnesota vikings on sunday before a crowd of 2 500 that will look feeble inside the echoing emptiness of lucas oil stadium. Three layers of slick translucent plastic and two air pillows stretch over the steel roof supports of the new vikings stadium. A comfortable indoor climate is among the many key features of the. Minneapolis before its glass doors have opened for a minnesota vikings game or the first load of snow has skittered off the roof on a saturday night to prevent a catastrophe on sunday u s.

More than 245 000 sq. This week the first etfe ethylene tetra flouro ethylene panels were placed on the stadium roof s south side. Bank stadium is an enclosed stadium that almost feels like it s outdoors. Feet of the transparent light weight material will cover 60 of.

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