Recycling to be Emphasized in Texas Stadium Demolition

Texas Stadium, the iconic facility that served as the home of the Dallas Cowboys for 37 years, will be imploded Sunday, April 11, 2010, according to a press release from the city of Irving, Texas, where the stadium is located.

In March 2009, the Irving City Council hired Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Pasadena, Calif., to determine the best way to bring down Texas Stadium. The council later awarded Dallas-based Weir Brothers a $5.8 million contract to carry out the implosion plan outlined by Jacobs Engineering.

Within the implosion plans, the city of Irving says reuse and recycling has been a major initiative. Currently, asbestos is being removed from the stadium per state and federal regulations, while explosives experts are making their final preparations, the city says.

The stadium is primarily composed of steel and concrete, and approximately 95 percent of these materials will be recycled, the city of Irving says. The steel will be sold as scrap metal. Also, trusses from the top of the stadium will be set aside to be incorporated into public art in the future. Finally, the stadium’s cement is being crushed on site for use in the reconstruction of surrounding freeways.

“There will be little specs of Texas Stadium all around here,” states Irving Mayor Herbert Gears.

More information about the implosion of Texas Stadium is available at www.cityofirving.org/texas-stadium.