Mar 14, 2014 allen officials closed the 18,000seat stadium last month after discovering the cracks in the concourse. Allen isd reveals information from stadium engineering study. Allen isd stadium cracks 20 times bigger than industry. May 20, 2014 the facility, eagle stadium at allen high school, home of the state champions, opened to fanfare in 2012 but has been closed since february because of cracks in the concourse. The san antonio stadium is the largest high school football stadium in the state of texas. In the meantime, according to dave campbells texas football earlier this spring, we learned that parker wells 6foot2, 180 pounds had transferred to allen from sachse. How pogue construction avoided a disaster in allen d. The stadium is accessible from both exchange boulevard and greenville avenue.
But thats precisely the cost of the sparkling new eagle stadium at allen high school, in allen. Engineering failures cited in report on allen isd stadium cracks. The allen, texas, school district has planned a news conference for late afternoon feb. Indeed, the stadium has a 3,400squareinch scoreboard with a highdefinition video screen, a plush prostyle press box, concession stands as nice as the ones at cowboys stadium, and a weight room. The great texas high school football stadium boom citylab. Theres friday night football, and then theres friday night football in allen, texas. The biggest problem is the soils in dfw are way worse in terms of expansioncontraction than anything in louisiana or anywhere else in texa. The dallas morning news reports the mckinney independent school district hired the engineering firm nelson forensics to examine the cracks in its new stadium. Allens eagle stadium is set to officially reopen on friday. Allen officials closed the 18,000seat stadium last month after discovering the cracks in the concourse.
But then it cracked, leaving graduation and classes in the lurch. In the second of three reports, nelson forensics has determined that the cracks in the mckinney high school football stadium, according to. Its not yet clear if the cracks in the stadium will have an impact whether it will be able to open on time. Allen, texas is getting an 18,000seat highschool football stadium, complete with giant highdefinition videoreplay screen. May 31, 2018 the school district hired a company to study the cracks and recommend a solution. Is this another sign of the excesses of youth sports in america.
Jun 20, 2014 engineering failures cited in report on allen isd stadium cracks. Darrell k royal texas memorial stadium formerly war memorial stadium, memorial stadium, and texas memorial stadium, located in austin, texas, on the campus of the university of texas, has been home to the longhorns football team since 1924. Investigation points to concrete, steel defects as cause of. Feb 27, 2014 the allen, texas, school district has planned a news conference for late afternoon feb. The allen independent school district said the cracks were first noticed before the stadium opened in 2012 and initially were viewed as normal before they. Stand with us in our mission to discover and uncover the story of north texas. Allen isd stadium builder, architect agree to pay for repairs. Allen high school stadium shut down over structural problems.
Texas largest high school stadiums houston chronicle. But an even pricier high school football stadium is getting built just a few miles away. Some very expensive friday night lights may not turn on this year for one texas high school. Feb 28, 2014 this texas high school football stadium. How pogue construction avoided a disaster in allen d magazine. Home to three high schools in the goose creek consolidated independent school district, stallworth can seat over 16,000 fans. Houstonbased pbk architects has denied the problems are a result of any flaws in its design. Allen eagle stadium, a 18,000 seat high school football stadium in texas, has a shrinkage problem.
Jun 01, 2015 allen independent school districts eagle stadium is scheduled to be ready for graduation friday. Allen isd stadium cracks 20 times bigger than industry standard. Investigation points to concrete, steel defects as cause. The district is set to release a new report on thursday.
Ebby halliday, allen fairview 1006 mark twain dr, allen, tx 75002. Legend g grass, at artificial turf, p stadium picture, np no picture. Eagle stadium is a football stadium in allen, texas. It is owned and operated by the allen independent school district and is home of the allen high school eagles. But like the stadium in allen, the mckinney construction has been derailed by cracks. Mckinney isd stadium to open in time for 2018 football. The biggest high school football stadiums in texas fort. The stadium has delivered a home field advantage with the teams home record through november 17, 2018 being 37411710 76. Aug 18, 2017 katy, texas, is the site of the most expensive high school stadium ever built in the united states. The stadium was scheduled to be complete for the start of the fall 2018 football season. According to local media reports, the stadium has greaterthananticipated cracking in its lower bowl wall, and cracks were also found in the home and visitor. How pogue construction avoided a disaster in allen. Those cracks in the concrete, the thinking goes, are just some bad luck the town encountered on its road to owning the nicest high school football stadium in the country.
Experts are still developing recommendations and cost estimates for repairs to eagle stadium in allen, which opened in 2012 but. Built in 1969, stallworth stadium in baytown, texas, is the largest high school stadium in the houston area. May 31, 2018 the stadium was scheduled to be complete for the start of the fall 2018 football season. The stadium opened on august 31, 2012 with a nondistrict matchup between allen and southlake carroll, who at the time was the defending 5a state champion. The allen independent school district said the cracks were first noticed before the stadium opened in 2012 and initially were viewed as normal before they worsened during the last year and half. The facility, eagle stadium at allen high school, home of the state champions, opened to fanfare in 2012 but has been closed since february because of cracks. The expense of the stadium surpassed that in allen, mckinneys neighbor down route 75, which, in 2012, opened what at the time was the most expensive high school football stadium in the country. Last year, a report released by the district revealed cracks and other structural flaws in several. The discovery of the cracks in the stillunder construction mckinney isd stadium echo problems that allen isd had in 2014. In the second of three reports, nelson forensics has determined that the cracks in the mckinney high school football stadium, according to the dallas morning news, were. Blame emerges like cracks in texas high school stadium. Eagle stadium will be out of business until at least june.