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Allegiant Stadium’s Retractable Field Tray

Technology: Retractable natural grass field tray. Slide in on rails for Raiders game days.

Weight: More than 9,000 tons.

Raiders games: Natural grass

Grow grass: Tray slides out underneath the stadium and sits outside.

UNLV games: Artificial surface field will be used.


 

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