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Message: [QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 1658829, member: 27"] Not true. To my knowledge, there has never been a renovation like the one we are discussing, where a major dome would be built over an existing dome while that facility stayed in use... If they opt to play elsewhere for football and/or basketball for a season or two, I think completing the project on budget and on time is still highly unlikely and then there will obviously be major financial implications. If the decision is made to renovate and the renovation includes meaningful changes, the university better get protection against cost overruns and delays. I think it is very naive to think that kind of a renovation is going to finish on time and within the budget. When the roof was replaced at BC Place, it cost $563 million. It was initially projected to cost $100 million. It was initially expected to take 8 months to do. It took 16. The facility was shut down totally while the renovation was done. That is the closest thing to what is being discussed for the Carrier Dome. They widened the concourses, replaced revolving doors with normal ones, added wider individual seats, more private suites, etc. If the renovations there were that much more costly and lengthy to do working on a site that was shut down for renovation, what will happen when they try and work around a facility in use? List of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place']renovations done to BC Place[/URL]. [SIZE=4][B]BC Place renovations summary[[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BC_Place&action=edit&section=6']edit[/URL]][/B][/SIZE] [LIST] [*]New retractable roof is the largest cable supported retractable roof in the world.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place#cite_note-level4-36'][36][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place#cite_note-37'][37][/URL] [*]Revolving doors replaced with clear glass doors, which allows the stadium to be accessed much more easily.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place#cite_note-entrance-38'][38][/URL] [*]Old brown glass around building replaced with light green glass which lets more light in and makes stadium brighter.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place#cite_note-entrance-38'][38][/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Lions']BC Lions[/URL] locker room completely expanded and refurbished: Old lockers were taken out, sanded down, refinished, and put back in. New cubicles were also put in with individual lighting for players. Locker room also sports a new floor called "sport floor".[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place#cite_note-entrance-38'][38][/URL] [*]New synthetic turf, called Polytan LigaTurf RS+, was installed as the new playing surface. Turf has a 11⁄4 inches (32 mm) thick shock pad underneath the turf and special eco-friendly BionPro infill.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place#cite_note-turf-39'][39][/URL] [*]A centre-hung high-definition scoreboard measuring 68 by 38 feet (21 m × 12 m).[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place#cite_note-turf-39'][39][/URL] [*]Around the stadium is a new 51 inches (1.3 m) electronic ribbon board, with a circumference of 2,200 feet (670 m).[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place#cite_note-level4-36'][36][/URL] [*]Added 1,140 new HDTV screens. Screens work through a system called Stadium Vision. Each screen runs on a separate video source, allowing menu boards at concourse concession stands to show game updates to fans as they order from concession stands.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place#cite_note-bclions1-40'][40][/URL] [*]All concourses widened and refurbished.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place#cite_note-entrance-38'][38][/URL] [*]Added 140 additional portable concession stands. Storage of food and supplies will be in concession stands.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place#cite_note-bclions1-40'][40][/URL] [*]50 fully refurbished private suites and 1,300 newly refurbished premium Club Seats.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place#cite_note-41'][41][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place#cite_note-42'][42][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place#cite_note-43'][43][/URL] [*]Wheel chair seating now at every price point and level of the stadium.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place#cite_note-level4-36'][36][/URL] [*]New upgraded washrooms, and access ramps with new lighting.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place#cite_note-44'][44][/URL] [*]New state of the art sound system.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place#cite_note-level4-36'][36][/URL] [*]New wider seats: seats or 20 inches (51 cm) wide with cup holders on every seat.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place#cite_note-level4-36'][36][/URL] [*]New sport lighting in stadium; 10% of lighting is called hot strip lighting. Hot strip lighting gives instant on and off.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place#cite_note-level4-36'][36][/URL] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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