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Cytasticlone

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Anyone know what they're doing with the transition strip on the NW hillside? It looks like they're stripping some more sod off to get to a final width. Right along the edge of the pavement would definitely get the most wear and tear. I wonder if they'll use some sort of composite or gravel material there.
 

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Can’t use the tunnel? Detour. About 10:05 a stream of players leaves the SPC, them you can see them filtering out to the field.

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cytor

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looking good! Can't wait to see the finished product on game day.
 

Sousaclone

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Can’t use the tunnel? Detour. About 10:05 a stream of players leaves the SPC, them you can see them filtering out to the field.

Well there is about 60' of wet, freshly placed concrete in an active construction site between them and the tunnel. I think we want the opposing players to look like they are wearing concrete shoes, not our own guys...
 

Aclone

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Anyone know what they're doing with the transition strip on the NW hillside? It looks like they're stripping some more sod off to get to a final width. Right along the edge of the pavement would definitely get the most wear and tear. I wonder if they'll use some sort of composite or gravel material there.
Black precast slabs as a border, perhaps?

I’m guessing maybe a rail/fence yet to come, as well as lighting for night games, but I guess we’ll see.
 
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Aclone

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On this morning’s episode of Unsolved Mysteries, using a boom in the northern courtyard in the plaza. And they’ve piled something along the northern edge of that east-west walkway, starting about 7:05.

I’m pretty sure that they put some kind of ground lighting along the southern east-west walkway in front of the SPC this week, but beyond that I’m clueless.

An occasional zoom—like back in the olden days when they were pouring that north-south walkway—would be appreciated.

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quadmann

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Is that sod piled up on the east west walkway?
Yes, I believe you are correct!

Here is the forktruck they used to bring the sod in today:
plaza sod.jpg

And here is the one they used to unload the sod for the NW hillside:
sod mover.jpg

We should soon see a nice "green" plaza to match the hillsides!
 

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