The expansion of the south end zone will add roughly 6,600 seats to Lambeau Field beginning with the 2013 season, and the Packers won’t be asking for any taxpayer dollars to pay for it.
That’s the crux of the stadium development plans announced by the Packers on Thursday. The expansion of the south end zone will conclude a three-year redevelopment phase of the stadium that began with the installation of a new sound system this year.
For 2012, new video boards will be installed and a new tower will be constructed in the north end zone that will include a new entrance gate and outdoor rooftop viewing platform. The rooftop platform also will be available for special events on non-game days.
Once the new video board is in place in the south end zone next year, the framework for the entire expansion will be in place, with the project being completed in 2013. The 6,600 new seats, all outdoors, will be tiered vertically in four levels above the stadium bowl and will rise as high as the current banks of lights in that end zone.
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