Construction on Cowboys stadium to go to 24-hour shifts
BY ALESHIA HOWE
May 04, 2009
With about 80 percent of construction completed at the new Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington, project leaders say they are about to kick work up a notch as workers will move into 24-hour shifts in the next few weeks to have the stadium ready for its June 6 debut.
About 2,000 workers currently are spackling, grouting and piecing together the mammoth $1.1 billion stadium set to open for a George Strait concert – though the stadium will not be 100 percent complete until the upcoming Dallas Cowboys’ season, said stadium Transition Manager Royce Mitchell.
“A lot of work is going on right now and we’re really about to start cranking when we call in the 24-hour shifts, but we’ll be working right up until the Cowboys take the field,” he said.
The state-of-the-art stadium features a retractable roof and large HD video boards. The stadium also features 330 suites – and only 30 of those remain available, Mitchell said.
Designed by HKS Architects Inc., the new home of the Cowboys will open in 2009 and will accommodate about 80,000 fans for normal games and up to 130,000 fans for the headliner event – Super Bowl XLV in 2011.
The stadium already has secured the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic, the 2010 NBA All-Star game, the 2011 Super Bowl and the 2014 NCAA men’s Final Four, in addition to home games for the Dallas Cowboys.
May 04, 2009
With about 80 percent of construction completed at the new Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington, project leaders say they are about to kick work up a notch as workers will move into 24-hour shifts in the next few weeks to have the stadium ready for its June 6 debut.
About 2,000 workers currently are spackling, grouting and piecing together the mammoth $1.1 billion stadium set to open for a George Strait concert – though the stadium will not be 100 percent complete until the upcoming Dallas Cowboys’ season, said stadium Transition Manager Royce Mitchell.
“A lot of work is going on right now and we’re really about to start cranking when we call in the 24-hour shifts, but we’ll be working right up until the Cowboys take the field,” he said.
The state-of-the-art stadium features a retractable roof and large HD video boards. The stadium also features 330 suites – and only 30 of those remain available, Mitchell said.
Designed by HKS Architects Inc., the new home of the Cowboys will open in 2009 and will accommodate about 80,000 fans for normal games and up to 130,000 fans for the headliner event – Super Bowl XLV in 2011.
The stadium already has secured the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic, the 2010 NBA All-Star game, the 2011 Super Bowl and the 2014 NCAA men’s Final Four, in addition to home games for the Dallas Cowboys.
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