Upgrades will add structural sections at all four corners of the LaVell Edwards StadiumGETTY IMAGES
BYU Associate AD/Communications Duff Tittle said renovations to LaVell Edwards Stadium will be "completely done within 30 days" and be ready for the football team's home opener against Utah on Aug. 29, according to Jay Drew of the SALT LAKE TRIBUNE. The renovations will add "structural sections at all four corners of the stadium that connect the existing four independent stadium stands at the mezzanine level." The improvements "allow guests to walk between stands without having to return to ground level." Also, the number of restrooms will be "'significantly' increased on the north and south mezzanine levels." The project is "being done and paid for by the university, and not the athletic department." Tittle said that along with increasing patron mobility and safety, the corner sections "could also include food carts and additional concession stands, but how many and specific vendors are not yet known." He added that he is "not sure whether standing-room-only tickets will be sold for the corners, but there will be eating and viewing areas." BYU AD Tom Holmoe said that the stadium is "currently the right size, but could use more 'premium seating' even if it means downsizing capacity" (SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, 7/16).
