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Friday, February 7, 1997
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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A wheelchair accessible
New press box
Higher ticket prices and private donations will finance the renovation of Memorial Stadium, the seventh-oldest football stadium in Division I athletics.
supplement the two existing elevators.
Construction could begin as soon as November 1991, after the last home football game of the season. If completed on schedule, the new stadium will be ready in the spring of 2001.
(press box now)
New restrooms and catering suites will service the area.
Coaches, sports reporters and announcers for radio and television will use the remodeled press box.
The lower two levels will include 33 private suites.
An architectural firm for the project has not yet been chosen. Exact shapes, styles and colors of the remodeled structure may vary from the conceptual plans but will include the same features and improvements outlined by the athletic department.
two superbox suits two seat 24 people each.
PHASE ONE:
$9.8 million
(Costruction costs only)
Wheelchair access A new elevator will provide access to the east bleachers and bring the building into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
PROBLEM:
Sound-system upgrade
A new public address system for the stairways, and concourse will provide music and announcements for fans at concourses areas and restrooms.
PROBLEM:
Piglets and kens have made the open spaces under the stairs their home. Droppings from the roosting animals accumulate under the stairs and on the counterfeits.
Structural repairs $3.3 million
Restrooms $2.3 million
Water and electrical service upgrades: $900,000
Stair replacements and drainage improvements: $750,000
Sewer improvements: $400,000
Elevator-system upgrades: $315,000
New elevator (east stands): $315,000
Concessions: $315,000
Lighting improvements: $350,000
Landscaping, paving drives and sidewalks: $250,000
Concourse hauling: $125,000
New signs: $100,000
Locker room renovations: $100,000
AROUND ROOMS $65,000
PHASE TWO: $11 million
PROBLEM
(Construction costs only)
press box, suits and new elevator:
Armchair seats for donors:
Media room improvements:
$8.8 million
$2.2 million
$40,000
The stadium's foundation is crumbling, which could be dangerous If left unchecked.
Part one in a series of three informational graphics examining the University of Kansas athletic renovations
Sewer lines
the old city siren is new to be updated to meet codes. Eight inch diameter pipes from 1924 will be replaced by new 15-inch lines.
Improved restrooms
restrooms will replace outdated and cramped facilities.
Women's showers will be twice as big. Plants also call for the addition of 124 new stalls, bringing the total to 242.
Sources: University Activities, Sports Information, University Relations.
HISTORICAL perspective
1893
A grandstand seating 1,000 people stood on the sidelines of a multipurpose athletic field.
1921
Memorial Stadium was built, seating more than 17,000. The stands were extended in 1925 to accommodate 5,000 more.
1927
Neary $1 million was raised to add the horseshoe-shaped north end, which increased the capacity for football games and track events to 38,000.
1963
By 1963, the west stands were extended to their present height, and the press box was improved to provide space for television and radio crews.
1978
The entire stadium was renovated for the last time. The east stands were completed in 1966. During the 1970s, artificial turf replaced the grass playing field.
Noah Musser/KANSAN
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