The roof which is supposed to open in as little as 12 minutes with the push of a button was not fully operational by the time the stadium s primary tenants the atlanta falcons and the atlanta united fc seasons began.
How fast does the new atlanta stadium roof open.
According to architect magazine the stadium has a retractable roof that.
Despite the high price tag if the new atlanta stadium is built on budget it actually costs less than the new metlife stadium in new jersey which doesn t even have a roof.
The roof required 1 8 million pounds of trusses over 21 000 tons of steel and the world s largest movable crane to put it all together.
26 a total of about six months in delays all said to be related to roof.
The roof was required to be mechanically opened which was a very time consuming process.
Each of the four main trusses rise 72 feet from the floor.
The retractable roof on the mercedes benz stadium in downtown atlanta is expected to be open on sunday when the new england patriots and the los angeles rams meet in the super bowl a stadium.