Vikings New Stadium Roof Open

Authority to use and occupy the stadium was handed over to the vikings and the minnesota sports facilities authority.

Vikings new stadium roof open.

Bank stadium is an enclosed stadium that almost feels like it s outdoors. 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. Using the nation s largest etfe roof and pivoting glass doors the new home of the nfl s minnesota vikings u s.

More than 245 000 sq. It s where sports is today and for the. Feet of the transparent light weight material will cover 60 of. 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.

On june 17 2016 u s. Bank stadium was deemed substantially complete by contractor mortenson construction six weeks before the ribbon cutting ceremony and official grand opening on july 22. This week the first etfe ethylene tetra flouro ethylene panels were placed on the stadium roof s south side. 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.

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.