Falcons Stadium Roof Problems

The possibility of further such adjustments raises some obvious questions including whether the falcons could play in the stadium before the roof is operable or whether they might have to play.

Falcons stadium roof problems.

The roof required 1 8 million pounds of trusses over 21 000 tons of steel and the world s largest movable crane to put it all together. Nfl network s willie mcginest catches up with atlanta falcons owner arthur blank at super bowl liii opening. The stadium officially opened on august 26 2017 with a falcons preseason game against the arizona cardinals despite the retractable roof system being incomplete at the time. Several events formerly held at the georgia dome moved to mercedes benz stadium following its completion including the sec football championship game and the peach bowl in 2018 it hosted the college football playoff.

Game and the thing had problems opening and closing. The atlanta falcons 1 5 billion 75 000 seat mercedes benz stadium is facing a potential additional delay due to problems with its retractable roof according to the atlanta journal constitution. Each of the four main trusses rise 72 feet from the floor.