Texas Stadium Implosion Site Will Serve as TxDOT Staging Area

Nearly 24 hours after Texas Stadium imploded in mid-April, contractors began working on clearing the site, which should be done by end of July. Weir Brothers Inc. of Dallas was awarded a $5.8-million contract to carry out demolition the plan outlined by Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. of Houston. The Texas Dept. of Transportation signed a $15.4-million lease from Irving for the next 10 years to use the site as a staging area. At least 95% of the concrete will be recycled into surrounding highway projects, and steel will be sold as scrap metal.

More than a ton of explosives brought the stadium down in less than 30 seconds.