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Citi Field Update 3/15/08
By Dan M. | March 15, 2008
Here is this week’s Citi Field update. Much work has been done over the past two weeks, not only on the ballpark but also on getting the surrounding area ready for fans to return to Shea in just a few weeks. You can see the latest pictures on the Refugees forum and Webshots.
Installation of the arched brick facade around the Jackie Robinson Rotunda is now nearing completion. With the exception of a small area where a construction elevator is attached, the ballpark’s facade should be completely in place by Opening Day.
Installation of the stadium’s light towers and the lights themselves has also been continuing at a rapid pace. The left field light towers have been put into place over the past two weeks. The steel supports for the right field scoreboard are also now in place, along with the lights atop the scoreboard. Aside from one strip of lights that will be installed in right field within the next few days, all of Citi Field’s lighting is now in place.
Behind left field, exterior work continues, with windows and aluminum louvers being installed. Near the left field gate, bricks are being layed on the exterior of the stair/elevator tower.
Much infrastructure work has also been completed over the past two weeks. Work continues on the new subway entrance/exit, and in the re-paved section of Shea’s parking lot, parking spots have been painted on the asphault. Workers are currently paving the parking lot between Citi Field and Roosevelt Avenue, and a new, concrete sidewalk is now in place along Roosevelt Avenue, replacing the previous asphault.
Between Shea Stadium and Northern Boulevard, the traffic circle has been dug up, with traffic signals now in place. Also, repair work will be done in the coming months on the Passerelle Bridge, the boardwalk between Flushing Meadows Park and Shea Stadium.
That’s it for this week. Check back in two weeks for the next Citi Field update.
For those of you keeping up with the progress on the ballpark being built across town, check out these pictures I took in the Bronx last weekend. The Yankees have also released many new renderings of their new stadium, which you can see here.
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April 13th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
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