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RE: Stadiums first big concrete pour is happening now
(05-06-2020 02:41 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  
(05-06-2020 02:36 PM)jaymay2525 Wrote:  
(05-06-2020 01:42 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  It is beginning to look like a stadium now. Metro B'ham has chosen this venue as its 21st century sports facility (along with the renovations to Legacy Arena) for at least the next 50 years and one can hope that it becomes something better in fan amenities than a junior sized Legion Field. We won't know about bathrooms and concessions until the stadium is up and running. BTW, What are the planned accommodations for mobility challenged fans who can't use ramps and stairs? Will wheelchair fans be limited to a south end zone type site like at Legion Field?

With the ADA i would have to think it will better than Legion field which was an add on. This will be built with ADA in mind

I hope and pray that your optimism is warranted

No need to pray. It is required by federal law that new construction include accommodations for the handicapped. I just hope that they don't stick the wheelchair sections in the gawdawful places that Lesion Field has them.
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RE: Stadiums first big concrete pour is happening now
(05-09-2020 11:41 AM)UAB Band Dad Wrote:  
(05-06-2020 02:41 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  
(05-06-2020 02:36 PM)jaymay2525 Wrote:  
(05-06-2020 01:42 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  It is beginning to look like a stadium now. Metro B'ham has chosen this venue as its 21st century sports facility (along with the renovations to Legacy Arena) for at least the next 50 years and one can hope that it becomes something better in fan amenities than a junior sized Legion Field. We won't know about bathrooms and concessions until the stadium is up and running. BTW, What are the planned accommodations for mobility challenged fans who can't use ramps and stairs? Will wheelchair fans be limited to a south end zone type site like at Legion Field?

With the ADA i would have to think it will better than Legion field which was an add on. This will be built with ADA in mind

I hope and pray that your optimism is warranted

No need to pray. It is required by federal law that new construction include accommodations for the handicapped. I just hope that they don't stick the wheelchair sections in the gawdawful places that Lesion Field has them.

There is handicapped seating in sections 101,102,103,104,105,106,107,108,110,112,113,114,115,116,
117,118,119,120,121,122,123,124,125,126,127,128,129,130,
131,132,133,134,135,140,142,144,145,146,147 & 148 which is practically completely around the field
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RE: Stadiums first big concrete pour is happening now
Cool beans, thanks. I hadn't looked at a seating chart to see the details. At Lesion Field it was either fry overlooking the south goal line or sit on the very north or south end at the very top. Neither was very good.
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I drove by it this weekend, and the progress is impressive! I can't wait until we can start going to games there.
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(05-10-2020 12:20 AM)UAB Band Dad Wrote:  Cool beans, thanks. I hadn't looked at a seating chart to see the details. At Lesion Field it was either fry overlooking the south goal line or sit on the very north or south end at the very top. Neither was very good.

The old bowl type south end zone with Gate #7 and the stadium ticket sales offices was the only open gate for high school games and may have contributed to the now decried "Home side" and "Visitor side" designation arrangement. When one entered Gate #7 one was directed by arrow signs to the side for each school. The "Home" team was on the press box - west - side and the east was the "Visitor" side.
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RE: Stadiums first big concrete pour is happening now
(05-11-2020 02:06 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  
(05-10-2020 12:20 AM)UAB Band Dad Wrote:  Cool beans, thanks. I hadn't looked at a seating chart to see the details. At Lesion Field it was either fry overlooking the south goal line or sit on the very north or south end at the very top. Neither was very good.

The old bowl type south end zone with Gate #7 and the stadium ticket sales offices was the only open gate for high school games and may have contributed to the now decried "Home side" and "Visitor side" designation arrangement. When one entered Gate #7 one was directed by arrow signs to the side for each school. The "Home" team was on the press box - west - side and the east was the "Visitor" side.

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(05-11-2020 02:27 PM)C-Finder Wrote:  
(05-11-2020 02:06 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  
(05-10-2020 12:20 AM)UAB Band Dad Wrote:  Cool beans, thanks. I hadn't looked at a seating chart to see the details. At Lesion Field it was either fry overlooking the south goal line or sit on the very north or south end at the very top. Neither was very good.

The old bowl type south end zone with Gate #7 and the stadium ticket sales offices was the only open gate for high school games and may have contributed to the now decried "Home side" and "Visitor side" designation arrangement. When one entered Gate #7 one was directed by arrow signs to the side for each school. The "Home" team was on the press box - west - side and the east was the "Visitor" side.

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(05-11-2020 03:08 PM)THE_LEGEND Wrote:  
(05-11-2020 02:27 PM)C-Finder Wrote:  
(05-11-2020 02:06 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  
(05-10-2020 12:20 AM)UAB Band Dad Wrote:  Cool beans, thanks. I hadn't looked at a seating chart to see the details. At Lesion Field it was either fry overlooking the south goal line or sit on the very north or south end at the very top. Neither was very good.

The old bowl type south end zone with Gate #7 and the stadium ticket sales offices was the only open gate for high school games and may have contributed to the now decried "Home side" and "Visitor side" designation arrangement. When one entered Gate #7 one was directed by arrow signs to the side for each school. The "Home" team was on the press box - west - side and the east was the "Visitor" side.

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RE: Stadiums first big concrete pour is happening now
What happened to the construction web cam?? Web site says it has been taken down?? BOOOOO!
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(05-13-2020 01:37 PM)BlazrDawg Wrote:  What happened to the construction web cam?? Web site says it has been taken down?? BOOOOO!

It's working for me.

https://public.earthcam.net/Protective_S...treet_view
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(05-13-2020 03:20 PM)blazerjay Wrote:  
(05-13-2020 01:37 PM)BlazrDawg Wrote:  What happened to the construction web cam?? Web site says it has been taken down?? BOOOOO!

It's working for me.

https://public.earthcam.net/Protective_S...treet_view

Is it a live video feed for you? For me, it's just a still shot.
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(05-13-2020 04:54 PM)bftb Wrote:  
(05-13-2020 03:20 PM)blazerjay Wrote:  
(05-13-2020 01:37 PM)BlazrDawg Wrote:  What happened to the construction web cam?? Web site says it has been taken down?? BOOOOO!

It's working for me.

https://public.earthcam.net/Protective_S...treet_view

Is it a live video feed for you? For me, it's just a still shot.

It's never been a live video feed. The still updates every 5 minutes (I think)
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(05-13-2020 05:01 PM)blazerjay Wrote:  
(05-13-2020 04:54 PM)bftb Wrote:  
(05-13-2020 03:20 PM)blazerjay Wrote:  
(05-13-2020 01:37 PM)BlazrDawg Wrote:  What happened to the construction web cam?? Web site says it has been taken down?? BOOOOO!

It's working for me.

https://public.earthcam.net/Protective_S...treet_view

Is it a live video feed for you? For me, it's just a still shot.

It's never been a live video feed. The still updates every 5 minutes (I think)

Gotcha. The photo is ever-so-slightly different than when I posted that ten minutes ago (a car is in a different spot), so I see that it updated. Thanks.
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RE: Stadiums first big concrete pour is happening now
They just finished spreading another big pour on the south end of the stadium this morning. The concrete started flowing around 1 or 2AM this morning.
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Great news. I passed through Birmingham last weekend and saw the progress being made!
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(05-14-2020 09:42 AM)GreenHornet33 Wrote:  Great news. I passed through Birmingham last weekend and saw the progress being made!

you can check out the progress by going to the web site that is showing the construction cam pics.
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I haven’t been in Birmingham in almost two months. Crazy to see the progress!!!
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Click for the current time-lapse video of the construction. Once the page appears, you have to click the screen to make the video start to play.

https://t.co/DhGPT4dpyQ?amp=1
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(05-14-2020 11:46 AM)blazerjay Wrote:  Click for the current time-lapse video of the construction. Once the page appears, you have to click the screen to make the video start to play.

https://t.co/DhGPT4dpyQ?amp=1

Very cool, and exciting. Watching that is also a reminder of the ridiculous amounts of rain that we have had since they started, and add to that a pandemic/quarantine, and it's all the more exciting the progress they have made.
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(05-14-2020 02:39 PM)bftb Wrote:  
(05-14-2020 11:46 AM)blazerjay Wrote:  Click for the current time-lapse video of the construction. Once the page appears, you have to click the screen to make the video start to play.

https://t.co/DhGPT4dpyQ?amp=1

Very cool, and exciting. Watching that is also a reminder of the ridiculous amounts of rain that we have had since they started, and add to that a pandemic/quarantine, and it's all the more exciting the progress they have made.

I think weather is factored in to construction estimates. The pandemic has had much less impact than I expected because they never stopped construction. I had expected at least a month of work stoppage. Apparently stadiums are more essential than public roads
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