Controlled collapse fells large section of stadium roof.
A key step in the renovation of Husky Stadium left one of Seattle’s iconic structures looking quite different Tuesday.
At 10:30 am, workers began cutting the supports that for more than 61 years have held up half of the overhanging roof on the south side of Husky Stadium. And after they cut the fourth of five supports shortly after 1 pm, the east half of the roof collapsed onto the stands.
A similar procedure will be used to collapse the other half of the roof within a week. Then workers will cut the roof into pieces and haul it away.
All of this is part of the demolition to allow for the building of an essentially new stadium in time for the 2013 season.
The entire south side is scheduled to be demolished by late February or early March.
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