High school football stadiums are a big deal in texas. Allen eagle stadium is located at 155 rivercrest boulevard in allen on the property of allen high school. Allen was unable to play any games in the stadium during the 2014 season due to repairs. Lance hindt said while walking the stadiums concourse with a usa today sports reporter. Allen isd knew about structural cracking before stadium. Concrete cracking is highly probable and can result from shrinkage, temperature variation, subgrade settlement, or applied stresses. Eagle stadium at allen high school in allen, texas. The allen, texas, school district has planned a news conference for late afternoon feb. Allens eagle stadium is set to officially reopen on friday.
Some very expensive friday night lights may not turn on this year for one texas high school. The stadium is accessible from both exchange boulevard and greenville avenue. It turns out, the same architect who designed that stadium in allen, also designed another new football stadium right here in east texas. Concrete cracking at allen high schools stadium concrete is a material with very high compression strength but very low tensile strength. The cracks are up to 34inch wide wider than would be expected from normal foundation cracking, allen isd officials said, when asked about. It is owned and operated by the allen independent school district and is home of the allen high school eagles. Eagle stadiums opening was a moment of triumph for the community of allen, a fastgrowing dallas suburb that has become home to a high school football powerhouse. Allen high school stadium shut down over structural problems.
This is not a black eye for allen isd or the community of allen, district superintendent dr. Last year, a report released by the district revealed cracks and other structural flaws in several. Eagle stadium in the dallas suburb of allen will be closed until at least june for an examination of extensive cracking in the concrete of the stadiums concourse, the district said in a. The facility, eagle stadium at allen high school, home of the state champions, opened to fanfare in 2012 but has been closed since february because of. The most expensive high school stadium in the world opened in 2012 with no small. Engineering failures cited in report on allen isd stadium cracks. Allen the cracks in the concourse at allen high schools eagle stadium apparently hide a bigger problem. That came just a few years after the allen school district opened its own massive and massively expensive high school football stadium. Engineering failures cited in report on allen isd stadium.
Until fall 2006, when lovejoy high school opened, allen high school served high school students in the lovejoy independent school district, which includes the city of lucas, most. Allen eagle stadium, a 18,000 seat high school football stadium in texas, has a shrinkage problem. Includes 2012 1st round playoff victory over richardson high school. An investigation into the concrete cracking at allen isds stadium has found that the problems extend far beyond the concourse and mainly involve failures in design. It took more than a year to repair, finally reopening in time for the. The story of allens eagle stadium has been one of excess and prosperity, disappointment and schadenfreude. See how much other high school football stadiums in texas cost. Though disagreements remain, officials say theyll fix the issues that plague the stadium. Allen independent school districts eagle stadium is scheduled to be ready for graduation friday. Allen isds eagle stadium repairs the dallas morning news. Blame emerges like cracks in texas high school stadium usa today. Cracking concrete puts stadium in the spotlight for all. And most of the cracks on the concourse that first hinted at the. Allen high school is a public, coeducational secondary school in allen, texas united states.
Allen eagles touchdown club football tickets georgia southern university athletics philadelphia eagles stadium seating chart thelifeisdream seating charts allen event center tx official website. Allen, texas allen texas junior quarterback mitchell jonke had never played in front of more than 500 fans before, so this seemed a little unfair. Concrete cracking at allen high schools stadium hj3. It is the only high school in the allen independent school district allen high school serves most of the city of allen. The allen high school stadium, the most expensive high school football stadium in the u. The discovery of the cracks in the stillunder construction mckinney isd stadium echo problems that allen isd had in 2014. Allen eagles touchdown club georgia southern university athletics philadelphia eagles stadium seating seating charts allen event center tx. The biggest high school football stadiums in texas fort. Allen isd reveals information from stadium engineering study. The cbs 11 news iteam has all new information about allen isds unsafe stadium.
Chickfila days start again in september, every first thursday of the month. How pogue construction avoided a disaster in allen d. Allen reached an agreement with neighboring plano isd to play 3 home games using 2 of planos stadiums. Eagle stadium is a football stadium in allen, texas. Allen isd stadium builder, architect agree to pay for repairs. Katy, texas, is the site of the most expensive high school stadium ever built in the united states. The expense of the stadium surpassed that in allen, mckinneys neighbor down route 75, which, in 2012, opened what at the time was the most expensive high school football stadium in the country. How pogue construction avoided a disaster in allen.
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