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Allen Eagle Stadium Ready to Re-Open

Allen's Eagle Stadium will be ready to reopen in time for graduation, more than a year after the $60 million high school football stadium was shuttered for major structural problems.

Repairs are almost complete, Allen Independent School District officials announced at Monday's school board meeting, as 200 workers raced around the clock to fix the cracks in the concourse that had forced the 18,000-seat facility to close just 18 months after it opened to massive fanfare.

The district said crews need three dry days to finish the project, but assured families the stadium will be open for graduation June 5.

All life safety systems and structural repairs will be finished by Wednesday.

The final step in the repairs is to install a “traffic topping,” or final coating, to the concrete concourse. About 70 percent of it had been finished by Monday night, but wet weather delayed completion.

Major structural problems were found at the stadium last year, causing visible deep cracks in the concourse. A forensic report last year blamed those cracks on structural problems with the stadium's press box, scoreboard and more.

The two companies found at fault for the problems were paying for the repairs, Allen ISD officials said.

“Completing the work on time and at no cost to the school district has been our goal from the start,” said Superintendent Dr. Lance Hindt. “We wouldn’t be here without to cooperation from all of the parties involved.”

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