Rolling Roof Arrowhead Stadium

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Rolling roof arrowhead stadium.

But one of the design s most distinctive features has already been nixed. A rolling roof was envisioned. Ground breaks for the construction of the truman sports complex arrowhead stadium and the former royals stadium. With a frigid weather forecast for sunday s afc championship game at arrowhead against the new england patriots think how cozy a roof over the stadium would be.

The sketches and computer animations for a rolling roof at arrowhead stadium look like something from the jetsons but with frigid conditions predicted for the chiefs. Arrowhead stadium is an american football stadium in kansas city missouri united states it primarily serves as the home venue of the kansas city chiefs of the national football league nfl. A 2008 attempt to add a rolling roof failed. It is one of the most iconic stadiums in the nfl and holds the world record for the loudest crowd roar at a sports stadium at 142 2 dba.

After arrowhead stadium opened in 1972 and royals now kauffman. It is part of the truman sports complex with adjacent kauffman stadium the home of the kansas city royals of major league baseball mlb. Arrowhead stadium is home to the kansas city chiefs and chiefs kingdom. A separate tax referendum to raise funds to finally build the rolling roof failed.

Arrowhead stadium has a seating capacity of 76 416 making it. Improvements to kauffman stadium were finished in time for the mlb opening day in 2009 and arrowhead stadium was completed in time for the nfl opening day in 2010. It would have cost 170 million at the time. Lamar hunt wanted the read.

The kansas city chiefs opened their doors to the county legislature for its weekly meeting and a tour of arrowhead stadium and the chiefs training facility as it undergoes renovation. In 2006 jackson county voters rejected a plan for a rolling roof that would have moved back and forth on rails to cover both arrowhead and kauffman stadium. In 2006 jackson county voters rejected a measure that would have raised 170 million for a rolling roof for both stadiums.