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Not only is Stanford getting a new SB stadium, California is as well

It was approved in November and is targeted for completion by the Spring of 2026. The project was approved for $57.95 million - $24,883,000 to be funded from campus funds, gift funds at $3,577,000, and external financing supported by campus funds at $29.49 million. The project will provide Cal Softball with “permanent spectator seats and concourse, a press box, competition-grade lights, restrooms, a public address system, expanded playing field dimensions to meet NCAA Division I standards, team locker rooms, improved training facilities, a ticket booth, an entry plaza, and circulation improvements along Centennial Drive (UC Regents Section 3). The project also includes updates to transportation, with improvements to adjacent bus stop and sidewalks and the addition of 40 bike parking spaces and three bike lockers in the main entry plaza." Check out the press box in the picture below - only in California.
Posted: 01/07/2025 at 06:39 PM ET

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Not only is Stanford getting a new SB stadium, California is as well
VTChip 01/07/25 06:39 PM ET
Luxury digs for the 87 fans that will probably attend their games.**
ancient alien 2018 01/10/25 11:00 PM ET
What's a ticket booth?!**
Brewing_Hokie 01/07/25 07:50 PM ET
That's where the police write you a citation.**
laphroaig 01/07/25 07:54 PM ET
Well hopefully not *me***
Brewing_Hokie 01/07/25 07:56 PM ET
Change their minds with some of your brews.**
laphroaig 01/07/25 07:58 PM ET
Ha if only my brews had the ability to have some folk's minds changed..**
Brewing_Hokie 01/07/25 08:18 PM ET
Good point but your brews have the ability for people to lose their minds.**
laphroaig 01/09/25 08:46 AM ET
Haha yup!**
Brewing_Hokie 01/09/25 10:12 AM ET
That diagram of the project in your link -
laphroaig 01/07/25 07:39 PM ET
Not sure, but some are in front of the press box picture**
VTChip 01/07/25 07:47 PM ET
I don't see anything that looks like that press box either.
laphroaig 01/09/25 04:26 AM ET
Part of that cost is due to having to “earthquake proof “ the facility
RJHokie 01/07/25 07:02 PM ET
They should probably also fireproof it
Hokie1992 01/11/25 09:44 AM ET
Good point, I'm glad we live in Virginia**
VTChip 01/07/25 07:15 PM ET
We had an earthquake when we lived in Louisa, Virginia. Real live quake!**
laphroaig 01/07/25 07:41 PM ET
Yeah, I remember that in 2011. The epicenter was around Mineral.**
RJHokie 01/07/25 07:50 PM ET
That one shook my house
rberry7676 01/08/25 01:16 AM ET
shook the 5 story hospital i was visiting (my mom-in-law) in 'Htown' (aka
HtownHokie 01/13/25 10:40 AM ET
We felt that quake where I worked in Hanover Co, near Ashland.
Atlee Hokie 01/07/25 11:52 PM ET
Giles County used to be the most seismically active county in Virginia. Not
Nortazhokie 01/07/25 08:23 PM ET
Is that why Mountain Lake disappeared?**
VT One 01/10/25 10:37 PM ET
No. The resort tried to cut the lake's NIL money so the water went where
laphroaig 01/11/25 09:16 AM ET
I believe winter 1970, woke me up, shook pretty good..**
gobblecreek 01/08/25 11:02 AM ET
I believe it was quite active in the mid to late sixties.
RJHokie 01/07/25 08:29 PM ET
first quarter - all us old dudes posting! I remember the same thing from
beancounter77 01/08/25 08:35 AM ET
I actually wrote a paper about it in my technical writing class (I'm a Geo)
Nortazhokie 01/07/25 08:36 PM ET
I remember there being a lot of earth movement when they were
RJHokie 01/07/25 08:54 PM ET
That's the one!**
laphroaig 01/07/25 07:53 PM ET
A somewhat humorous message board exchange about being in the ACC
VTChip 01/07/25 06:51 PM ET