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Photos of Project Updates

 Progress from April through November 2013 on both the east and west sides of the stadium.
 
 East side sink hole work
 
West side bleacher and wall repair/replacement
 
The east side work is a project by State College Borough. They dug to find both the throat of the sinkhole and also a solid foundation for building a reverse filter and water conveyance system. They  maintained the current water conveyance structure to handle any storms that may arrive until they are ready to rebuild. The new conveyance system is now being built.
The west side work involves bleacher removal and excavation and rebuilding the retaining wall and then replacing the bleachers, sidewalk, and stonework.
 
 October 24, 2013
More sidewalk is installed
More sidewalk completed
 
 
 October 11 2013
Special detail planned for corner of Fairmount & Fraser Sts.
Special detail planned
 
 
 October 3, 2013
Sidewalk partially completed.
Sidewalk at northeast corner
 
 
 September 27, 2013
Sidewalk being laid.
Sidewall cement is installed
 
 
 September 6, 2013
Preparing for the first home football game.
preparing for the first football game to be played on the field
 
 
 September 5, 2013
West side bleachers are being installed.
West Side bleachers are installed
 
 
 August 29, 2013
Bleachers begin to be installed.
Bleachers go in
 
 
 August 12, 2013
Football practice is able to take place while construction continues.
Football practice
 
 
 August 5, 2013
 A layer of sand is applied to the turf as part of the installation.
spreading sand on new artificial turn
 
 August 2,  2013
Concrete is poured in the northeast corner.
Cement pour
 
 
 July 31, 2013
 The artificial turf goes in and the S is applied.
The S is applied to the artificial turf
 
 July 29, 2013
The artificial turf is being installed.
the artificial turf is being installed
 
Turf begins to be laid
 June 13, 2013
 
Sink hole area
  June 13, 2013
 
water conveyance from the west side of the field
 June 6, 2013
 
part of the conduction system at the sink hole
  June 6, 2013
water conveyance system from west side of field
 
 May 16, 2013
 
The sink hole is filled in
May 16, 2013
 
Lots of work taking place on the west side

 May 6, 2013
part of the drainage system
 
 May 6, 2013
wall excavation viewed from the parklet
 
 May 2, 2013
Sink hole drainage system becomes evident
 
  May 2, 2013
Preparing for the westside wall repair.
Work continues on the west side walls
 
 April 19, 2013
water conveyance structures ready to be installed
 April 19, 2013
the wall comes down

 April 18, 2013
With the help of Alpha Fire Company we blasted 1,500 gpm of water into the sinkhole for 15 minutes April 18. There was no refusal of water and it appeared to be capable of accepting at least double or triple that rate. Building of the filter (rock installation) will begin soon.
Water test of sink hole
 
 April 18, 2013
Workers prepare to remove one of the lights on the west side of the stadium so they can continue work on the west side wall area.
 
 
 
taking down the light pole on the west side
 
 April 17, 2013
sides of the hole are covered to keep rain erosion to a minimum
 
 April 17, 2013
work on the Fraser St. wall
 
 April 16, 2013
throat of sink hole
 
 April 16, 2013
Gravel is spread where bleachers were removed
 
 April 12, 2013
 
April 12, 2013
 
work on the sink hole continues
 
more bleachers are removed
 
 April 9, 2013
The hole grows bigger
 
 April 9, 2013
bleachers are being removed on the west side
 
 April 8, 2013
The hole is getting deeper
 
April 8, 2013
Bleacher removal work continues
 
April 5, 2013
sink hole work continues
 
April 5, 2013
Work starts on retaining wall
 
April 4, 2013
backhoe digging around sink hole
 
April 4, 2013
Bleachers are being removed from the west side