Webcams Put You In The Front Row Of Husky Stadium Renovation

OxBlue and Turner Construction Companies are providing three different angles of the $250 million Husky Stadium renovation. The cameras are mounted high atop the north grandstands and a west tower and provide time lapse of the entire project by day and time.

On Tuesday the cameras captured the before and after of the south grandstand roof coming down in the first of two parts.

In addition to the webcams, a website by the Tyee Club and the UW Athletics at www.huskystadium.com provides a countdown clock to the opening of the stadium on September 7, 2013 when the Husky's play Boise State. A virtual venue looks at the stadium as a whole including photos and videos of seating and luxury suites.

The stadium's new capacity will be 70,500 putting every fan closer to the action. With the removal of the track, permanent east end bleachers and vastly improved sightlines, fans will be able to watch the action like never before.

According to the website the changes to the stadium includes:

• Premium seating program with luxury suites, patio suites and Club Husky
• Track removed and the field lowered (4 feet) and shifted north (about 7 feet) to optimize seat values and sightlines
• Football operations support building housing locker rooms, weight rooms, team meeting rooms, recruiting lounges, player lounges and coaches offices integrated into the west end zone
• Complete demolition and reconstruction of the lower bowl and the south side stands
• Renovation of the Don James Center that will maintain current seating capacity of 560
• 200-stall parking garage constructed below the south bowl and stands
• Permanent east end zone seating
• Large landscaped plazas and grounds with no perimeter fencing

No changing will be:

• The unique acoustics of the stadium with its cantilever roofs that traps noise and for decades has made Husky Stadium one of the loudest and most intimidating experiences in college football.
• The breathtakingly Northwest setting on the shores of Lake Washington, with views of the snow-capped Cascade mountains, the Olympic mountains and downtown Seattle visible from the north upper deck.
• The pride and excitement Husky fans feel while inside Husky Stadium.