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Stadium with opening roof.
After suffering successive years of event delays from inclement weather a new lightweight retractable roof was completed in 2016.
The excessive heat warning continues through thursday with highs in the upper 90s.
The stadium was originally intended to open on march 1 2017.
Which would then push the official opening of sofi stadium back to sept.
The original stadium design completed in 1997 had not included a roof.
Roof installation on allegiant stadium completed tuesday april 14 2020.
Las vegas review journal work crews topped off allegiant stadium on tuesday fully enclosing the 2 billion facility.
Sofi stadium is a porous indoor outdoor year round complex featuring yes a 70 000 seat stadium and lots of parking but also a 2 5 acre public plaza an adjacent 6 000 seat performance space.
The translucent roof is unique.
The stadium is named after arthur ashe winner of the 1968 inaugural us open the first in which professionals could compete.
The stadium s projected opening date was delayed three times due to the complexity of the eight panel retractable roof.
Drone footage shows 97 complete sofi stadium logo on roof.
Allegiant stadium s branding now is on top of the 65 000 seated venue.
Per tawa sulaiman roof structure superintendent turner aecom hunt joint venture 122 of the 302 panels are in place.
However the opening date was later delayed to june 1 2017 then to july 30 2017 and then to august 26 2017.
Those doors and the translucent stadium roof will give.
The two sided video board center hung from the stadium s roof weighs more than two million pounds.
That 80 by 215 foot opening will have lanai doors that can be opened for fresh air on those perfect fall days southern nevada is famous for.
Of sofi stadium s roof.
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When all are in place 46 of them will have.