Rogers Centre Roof Retrofit

Rogers centre originally named skydome is a multi purpose stadium in downtown toronto canada situated just southwest of the cn tower near the northern shore of lake ontario opened in 1989 on the former railway lands it is home to the toronto blue jays of major league baseball mlb.

Rogers centre roof retrofit.

Rogers centre s retractable roof in motion image by freaktography via flickr. The rogers centre s roof upgrade is complete april 6 2017 5 02 pm andrew stoeten around a year ago in an excellent and comprehensive piece on the rogers centre roof for the globe and mail robert macleod reported that the club was in the midst of putting the finishing touches on a massive retrofit. However certain parts and components had. However certain parts and components had been discontinued over the years making the original technology outdated and difficult to maintain.

The diameter of the building is 700 feet while the volume inside the stadium with the roof closed is 56 5 million cubic feet 1 6 million cubic meters. As time went on. The most recent of these upgrades was a 10 million retrofit of the stadium s signature retractable dome roof and its associated systems which was completed earlier this year in time for the start of the upcoming toronto blue jays home opener. Retrofit of rogers centre s retractable roof.

Print email the rogers centre s roof and its systems had been meticulously maintained from the outset. The blue jays acknowledge that rogers centre is no longer a state of the art facility but instead of pursuing a new stadium elsewhere they ve considered extensively retrofitting their home park. The entire rogers centre complex spans 12 7 acres 5 14 hectares. The building itself takes up 11 5 acres 4 66 hectares.

Recently rogers centre home of the mlb toronto blue jays and a sports and entertainment landmark since 1989 completed a massive retrofit to the many systems that open and close its expansive retractable roof.