Miami Dolphins New Stadium Roof

And that s just one of more than 100 intricate steps it.

Miami dolphins new stadium roof.

The new additions and cool design are a big improvement over the older stadium. Here s what we learned about the roof above hard rock stadium in miami. When it was first constructed in 1987 joe robbie stadium as it was then called had no roof. On friday some of the roughly 400 on site workers will lift and then inch by inch move a 480 ton queen truss into the northwest end zone.

However the partial roof does hold back the heat or sun. The miami dolphins won a deal tuesday from miami dade county that will have the team renovate its stadium including adding a partial roof in exchange for county payments when the team brings big. The following off season the stadium s signature architectural element was added. The miami dolphins installed genetically enhanced platinum te paspalum turf at the renovated stadium in miami gardens.

Even contending with three separate opening days aecom hunt did not miss one milestone. From january to september 2016 earthcam. Built primarily for football in the fall the roughly 75 000 capacity stadium has hosted some of the most exciting games in professional and collegiate sports. Sun comes from an angle so it s on the one side most of a game.

Aecom hunt managed a three year renovation of hard rock stadium home of the nfl s miami dolphins and the university of miami hurricanes. It s designed to hold up despite limited sunlight thanks to the new canopy.