Skydome to get renovations

[dbackjon]

http://www.azdailysun.com/sports/college/nau-lumberjacks/article_67fa49cf-fc20-5205-b187-4e4811ea21be.html

Sitting in his office, which in less than a year won't exist, NAU athletic director Jim Fallis leans forward on his desk and explains the building that houses him on a daily basis, the Walkup Skydome.

"The Dome is like a 90-year-old guy with a great muscular system, but all of his arteries are clogged," Fallis described.

Soon, those arteries will be cleaned out.

NAU will shut down the Skydome, which first opened in 1977, for at least six months starting in December of this year for numerous renovations. The Dome will close following the 2010 football season and fall commencement and won't re-open until August 2011.

The focus of the renovations will be on fire and life safety deficiencies such as handrails, wheelchair spaces, fire suppression and seating, in addition to electrical, mechanical and water issues.

 

[king]

Nice article, thanks for sharing.

It looks like NAU is going through a major construction phase. Since I left in 07 they have a new convention center in north campus, a new dorm (aspen crossing) renovated the student union, built new artificial turf outdoor fields and currently are building a new recreation center and a new lumberjack stadium. Now on top of that renovations to the skydome? It seems like I left and they started building all these great facilities :x

no, it's great. I like the new additions to an already great campus. It seems like they will have problems finding a sport for indoor track. I seem to recall that the field house by the student union had an indoor track. Why not use that? I need to go back to NAU in the near future and see how much it has changed. Hopefully all these new buildings will help in the recruiting of better athletes.