Vikings New Stadium Roof Open

Taylor finally celebrated his first win inside lucas oil stadium with the roof open after losing twice in the big ten championship game with the roof closed when he played at wisconsin and.

Vikings new stadium roof open.

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. A comfortable indoor climate is among the many key features of the. 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. 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.

Feet of the transparent light weight material will cover 60 of. The colts will play the minnesota vikings on sunday before a crowd of 2 500 that will look feeble inside the echoing emptiness of lucas oil stadium. Three layers of slick translucent plastic and two air pillows stretch over the steel roof supports of the new vikings stadium. This week the first etfe ethylene tetra flouro ethylene panels were placed on the stadium roof s south side.

Authority to use and occupy the stadium was handed over to the vikings and the minnesota sports facilities authority. 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. Using the nation s largest etfe roof and pivoting glass doors the new home of the nfl s minnesota vikings 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.

Bank stadium is an enclosed stadium that almost feels like it s outdoors.