Is The New Vikings Stadium Roof Retractable

It s going to be difficult with a 975 million budget for the.

Is the new vikings stadium roof retractable.

It s truly going to feel like you re at you know an open air stadium but you ll be here in the winter months mortenson construction s brendan moore said. Clear is the new retractable. Meaning the stadium s roof would be partially retractable. But the vikings are trying something else.

The new agreement for a minnesota vikings stadium gives the team the option of having a retractable roof. Vikings vice president lester bagley tells the pioneer press the new stadium will be a fixed roof facility but if they can manage costs effectively they ll try to incorporate some sort of retractable feature. The only reason to have a retractable roof was because others had one says bryan trubey hks architect and designer of the building. The high tech plastic roof on the new minnesota vikings stadium looks like something from a household kitchen a wobbly paper thin surface that could be used as a cutting board.