The 1,,square-foot park includes 25 miles of deep piles, 70, cubic yards of structural concrete, 4, pieces of pre-cast concrete, and 9, tons of steel. All of this is enough to build a story building.
T his work included freeway relocation, new entrances and exits, roads and walkways, lighting, utilities and other development, some of which would have been included in regular public improvement budgets. There are nearly 13, parking spaces within walking distance of the ballpark. Areas around the park include numerous amenities and landscaping, including a monument to the County Stadium site.
The Phoenix stadium, like the Brewers' stadium, has a convertible roof. Site of the All-Star game. President George W. Bush, who was once a part-owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team, threw the ceremonial first pitch of the first regular season game at Miller Park on April 6, Hank Aaron and Robin Yount were consulted during the construction of the ballpark. Sean Casey of the Cincinnati Reds got the first official hit here on April 6, , a single in the top of the second inning.
Michael Tucker of the Cincinnati Reds hit the first official home run here on April 6, , a two-run shot in the top of the fourth inning. Jeromy Burnitz hit the first official Brewers home run, a solo shot in the bottom of the sixth inning of the same game. New video boards and a party section in right field were added before the season.
The Indians played a series against the Angels at Miller Park in April because a snow storm in Cleveland made playing there impossible. More on Miller Park:.
The park, completed in , features North America's only fan-shaped convertible roof, which can open and close in less than 10 minutes. Large panes of glass allow natural grass to grow. Miller Park is one of the largest construction projects in Wisconsin boys ent. The tax is applied on purchases in Milwaukee County and four surrounding counties: Ozaukee, Racine, Washington and Waukesha.
The tax was controversial, in part because of the notion of using public funds for a privately owned sports team. Construction was subject to numerous delays. Groundbreaking took place on November 9, , in a parking lot behind County Stadium. Construction had already been slowed, and the originally planned opening date of Opening Day had been pushed back, and was delayed even further after three construction workers were killed in an accident. The massive Lampson Transi-lift crane 3 nicknamed "Big Blue" , brought in to build the roof, collapsed while lifting a ton roof section on July 14, The stadium did not open until Opening Day The stadium has a retractable roof, built in a unique convertible style, with the roof panels opening and closing simultaneously in a sweeping manner from the first- and third-base sides toward center field.
It allows the seating area to be heated 30 degrees warmer than the outside temperature when closed, allowing games to be played in more comfortable conditions than an open air stadium.
The design team was appointed after a design competition in the mid s. The architectural concept for the stadium was developed by the Los Angeles based sports and entertainment team NBBJ, who worked closely with a Los Angeles-based team from engineers Arup, who were responsible for all stages of the structural and building services engineering design for the stadium, with the exception of the mechanical mechanisms that move the roof structure.
The original versions of these mechanisms were designed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America as part of a design and build contract, but they have now been replaced by new designs after their failure. The executive architect responsible for the delivery of the final stadium design was a Dallas-based team of HKS, Inc. In addition to these major players there were a significant contributions from local teams including FLAD engineers and Eppstein Uhen architects.
The original grass playing surface was installed on March 10, It consisted mostly of sod transplanted from the old County Stadium. The unconventional fan-shaped retractable roof has not been without complications. Major elements of the pivot system behind home plate and the outfield roof track have been repaired or replaced.
On September 25, , one day after the final Brewers home game of the season, the roof failed while opening and was stuck partially open.
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