Allegiant Stadium Roof Panel Installation To Last Through May

Allegiant Stadium's first roof panels were installed this week to mark the "start of the final process of fully enclosing the structure," a step that is "expected to last through May," according to Mick Akers of the LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL. The panels, made from ETFE plastic, were "affixed Monday to the roof near the northeast portion" of the $2B stadium, "just above the portion of the stadium where the first Allegiant signage was being installed." They are "designed to give the stadium an outdoor feel during day games, as the games will be naturally lighted, in the comfort of a temperature-controlled facility." Panels are being "placed like puzzle pieces, leaving some of the roof open so that some of the equipment within the stadium bowl can be lifted out by crane once the equipment is no longer needed" (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 3/12).