UALBANY Proposed Stadium Flyover-Shovel Ready?

[danefan]

The webcam has been down for a few days due to technical issues. They did post a video walking tour of the unfinished pressbox if anyone is interested.

http://www.ualbanysports.com/mediaPorta ... id=2727805" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thanks to UAlumn72 for taking some pictures for us.

Temporary bleachers are up on the visitors side.



They run from the 5yd to 5yd line and have 15 rows. Approx. 2200 seats. How long they'll be there is unknown. We had a similar (smaller) set on our old field that stayed there for 40 years.

They've also installed extra lights on top of the press box called "broadcast lights" to be used to get the lighting up to HD quality for TV broadcasts.

[UAalum72]

Actually the old visitors bleachers were only there about 25 years; before that we sat or stood on the hill if we wanted sun (or, with an 18-year-old drinking age, beer)

[danefan]

Updated picture as of today. Webcam has been down for two weeks so there is a lot of progress, including the visitors side temporary bleachers.

[Sapper]

Thats cool!! What is the Cost for the project?

[danefan]

Thats cool!! What is the Cost for the project?

$20m give or take. A lot of the cost is related to infrastructure they build in anticipation of expansion.

[danefan]

[Sly Fox]

Congrats, DaneFan. I know you guys have waited a long time to have a facility like this one. It certainly should be a source of pride. Frankly this last couple of pics look better than the original renderings at the beginning of the thread.

[slycat]

Looks fantastic. Can't wait to see pics from the first game day.

[danefan]

Detail work is coming along nicely.

[danefan]