I was on campus this morning and took a few shots of the work going on at Yost Ice Arena. The structural issue was discovered by one of the mason’s working on the new indoor practice facility next door and the University decided to postpone Friday’s game scheduled against Miami, OH to investigate and mitigate any risk of injury to passers-by or hockey fans.
As of 10:30, the police officer onsite indicated they hadn’t officially decided whether tonight’s game against the RedHawks would be held. The crews on site were about to perform some type of simulated stress or break test to, umm, test something.
The Ann Arbor News ran a pic and had a nice piece about this, but I don’t think their photo quite captured the issue. Here’s my take at it. Basically, the top of the wall, or parapet for the architectural elite, is leaning about a foot and a half toward State Street. Here’s my best effort at a photo identifying the issue, click to enlarge:
A little bonus content, an updated photo of the new indoor Al Glick Michigan football practice facility from State Street:
Related:
* When the Game must be Moved – A look at other instances when games had to be moved including 9/11, Kennedy assassination, WWI.
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Lods
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