GOVERNOR LINGLE RELEASES $11 MILLION FOR ALOHA STADIUM REPAIRS

For Immediate Release:  September 3, 2008

HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle has released $11 million in construction funds to replace field lighting transformers and portions of the metal roof deck at the Aloha Stadium as part of ongoing improvements designed to refurbish and modernize the 33-year-old facility.

The project will replace portions of the metal roof deck in sections FF to KK and RR to T, and also cover the replacement and relocation of all roof-mounted, field lighting transformers. The balance of the metal roof deck will be replaced incrementally by sections over the course of several years to work around Aloha Stadium’s busy seasons.
 
“This project is critical to ensuring the continued safety of stadium spectators, workers and event participants,” said Governor Lingle.

The total cost of the project is estimated to be $11 million. Construction is scheduled to be completed in July 2009.

Opened in 1975, Aloha Stadium has a capacity of 50,000. It is home to the University of Hawai‘i Warriors football team and hosts a variety of other events, including the NFL Pro Bowl, an NCCA bowl game, high school athletics, concerts, car shows and the swap meet.

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Russ Saito
Director, DAGS
Phone: (808) 586-0400

Lenny Klompus
Senior Advisor – Communications
Phone:  (808) 586-7708

Russell Pang
Chief of Media Relations
Phone: (808) 586-0043