Texas A&M implodes Kyle Field's west side, prepares for renovations
On Sunday morning, the Aggies blew up a part of history, taking down a large portion of their stadium.
After working since Texas A&M’s regular season finale against LSU to clear out Kyle Field, the school demolished the west side of the stadium early Sunday morning, clearing the way for the second phase of the stadium’s renovation.
The implosion marks one of the final milestones in a two-year, $450-million refurbishment project. At the end, Kyle Field’s capacity will stand at 102,500, the largest stadium in Texas and the SEC, and the fourth largest in the country. It won’t be breaking the national attendance record the Aggies set in 2014, though.
The final phase of the renovation will drop the capacity by about 4,000, down from more than 106,000 in 2014 following the first phase of renovations. Last November, Texas A&M reconstructed the first deck of the stadium and built up the south end zone, adding more than 20,000 seats from 2013.
In this phase, Texas A&M will completely rebuild the west side of the stadium and complete construction on the south end zone. The project will be completed in time for Texas A&M’s 2015 home opener on September 12 against Ball State.