FROM ROOMIER SEATS TO A PIT 60 FEET DEEP:
INSIDE GLOBE LIFE FIELD CONSTRUCTION
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GLOBE LIFE FIELD
BY THE NUMBERS
Ballpark Size: 1.7 Million Square Feet
Capacity: 40,000 (Approximate)
Number of Entry Gates: 5
Site Area: 13 Acres (Ballpark Only)
Project Cost: $1.1 Billion
hile crews operating heavy machinery
have spent the past five months on site
excavation and extensive underground
utilities work to prepare for the future Globe Life
Field, the Texas Rangers have also been weighing
decisions on everything from façade colors to fan
seating for Arlington’s $1.1 billion retractable-roof
ballpark.
Across from the busy construction site, inside a
third-floor Globe Life Park conference room dubbed
“The War Room,” paint samples, small stacks of brick
and stone, corrugated metal panels, door knobs
and even stadium seats in various designs line the
tables and walls. Around the room are small-scale
models and the latest architectural renderings of
the 1.7-million-square-foot ballpark, which fans will
see start taking shape as concrete columns that will
support the main concourse rise from of the ground
this spring.
But while most of the below-ground preparation
is nearing completion, there’s still much work to
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