ALLEN, Texas (AP) _ An architecture company says extensive cracking found at a $60 million Texas high school football stadium is not the result of flaws in its design of the complex.
Houston-based PBK Architects told The Dallas Morning News that the cracking in the concourse are “shrink cracks” that can be repaired and don’t threaten the stadium’s structural integrity.
The cracks in some spots are three-quarters of an inch wide and officials with the Allen school district, just north of Dallas, say they’re getting worse.
The district announced Thursday that Eagle Stadium will be closed until at least June. The closure will likely affect home games this fall and other events.
Built in 2012 as part of a $120 million bond issue, the stadium seats 18,000 and sports a 38-foot-wide video board.
WTAW News note:
PBK is the Bryan school district’s consultant on a possible $140 million dollar bond issue this November.