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Wa-Griz Champions Center: 'It's on its way'
The new screen installation was most of the reason for the delay.
http://missoulian.com/sports/college/montana/wa-griz-champions-center-it-s-on-its-way/article_c56837b7-e56a-539e-baeb-7ce6272e9184.html
The new screen installation was most of the reason for the delay.
http://missoulian.com/sports/college/montana/wa-griz-champions-center-it-s-on-its-way/article_c56837b7-e56a-539e-baeb-7ce6272e9184.html
The signs are subtle, unless you've circled the backside of the University of Montana's campus in a low-riding vehicle in the past month. Construction on the privately funded $14 million Washington-Grizzly Champions Center project has begun.
"It's underway," Montana Athletic Director Kent Haslam said, "and you're aware if you've driven on Campus Drive through the potholes."
Work on a main power line for campus, buried along the outline of Washington-Grizzly Stadium in the university's far northeast corner, was among the initial pieces of the construction groundbreaking of the athletic department's latest jewel. With that taken care of -- underground utilities were updated and re-routed in early May -- excavation for the actual building can follow soon, Haslam said.
The Champions Center, which will house new locker rooms for the football team, as well as expansive team meeting spaces and a massive strength-and-conditioning center for use by all student-athletes, will cover 46,000 square feet on the stadium's southwest side. It was designed by Missoula-based CTA Architects.