Northern Arizona To Get $162 MILLION Upgrade
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:25 am
http://www.azdailysun.com/articles/2008 ... age_10.txtMajor renovations planned for Northern Arizona’s football facilities, including the the Lumberjack’s home, the Walkup Skydome.
The price tag is huge: $162 million. But so is the potential payoff, according to NAU officials who announced on Wednesday a four-phase upgrading of the athletic facilities on the Mountain Campus
The centerpiece of the plan is a 6,500-seat, multiuse arena for basketball, concerts and community activitities, estimated to cost $86 million.
The initial phase, which could begin as early as this spring and will cost $31.8 million, will address critical fire and life safety issues in the Skydome, new turf for the dome, a new floor for Rolle Activity Center, new locker rooms for Rolle and Wall Aquatic Center, locker rooms for soccer, tennis and track and field, and a new throwing area for track and field.
Phase II, envisioned for 2009 and 2010, includes the 6,500-seat community arena, an overhaul of Lumberjack Stadium, and further renovations to the aquatic center.
The dome renovation would continue in Phase III as about 5,000 seats would be removed to upgrade concessions stands and add club seating. Athletics offices and the Hall of Fame would move to a new addition on the south side of the dome. Phase III is planned to begin in 2011.
Phase IV would overlap with Phase III in 2012 and complete Skydome and aquatic center renovations and add amenities to Lumberjack Stadium.