Retractable Roof Open Super Bowl

In 2010 the nfl threatened to keep the stadium from future super bowl consideration unless major renovations including a roof were completed.

Retractable roof open super bowl.

At this point the nfl says it plans to keep the retractable roof open at university of phoenix stadium for the feb 1 game between the seattle seahawks and new england patriots but the plan can. The field slides inside and outside with an intricate set of rails. Atlanta the nfl wants the retractable roof at atlanta s 1 5 billion mercedes benz stadium open for the next super bowl weather permitting. It could be opened pre game during the game or not at all.

Super bowl liii is scheduled for feb. A large open air canopy was added to provide shade to fans and athletes below during the 350 million renovation project that began in 2015. Nfl officials have said they hoped to play super bowl 52 with mercedes benz stadium s famous retractable roof open. The world s premier designer manufacturer and installer of custom retractable roof enclosures and operable skylights founded in 1989 openaire has completed approaching 1 000 projects that are found in distinctive venues around the globe including shopping centers aquatic facilities health and.

Yet the nearly four year old venue lacks the iconic elements found at acclaimed buildings elsewhere the gigantic scoreboard of the dallas cowboys at t stadium the retractable roof of the indianapolis colts lucas oil stadium the spectacular views of the san francisco giants at t park. The super bowl host stadium has not only a retractable roof but a movable field that is the only one of its kind in the u s. The nfl plans to have mercedes benz stadium s retractable roof closed for the super bowl game tonight but open for pregame festivities. Nfl spokesman brian mccarthy told the atlanta.