Future Expansion
On Jan. 5, 2012, the eve of K-State’s third appearance in the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic, the university announced plans to construct the West Stadium Center, the second phase of the stadium master plan. Phase Two of the Bill Snyder Family Stadium Master Plan will feature a new west-side structure providing a northwest gateway to the K-State campus that will connect the athletics complex to the campus. Phase One of the master plan was completed prior to the 2011 season with the addition of new restrooms to the east-side upper deck and a new AstroTurf playing surface on Wagner Field.
The approximate 250,000-square-foot (23,000 m2) facility, constructed in K-State limestone at a projected full project cost of $75 million, is planned to provide enhanced amenities for fans and student-athletes while replacing the stadium's original facilities, built in 1968, and the Dev Nelson Press Box, opened in 1993. The new structure will include larger concession and restroom facilities, new ticket office and K-State retail locations, a K-State Hall of Honor within a large main concourse, a student-athlete dining hall, new club and loge seats as well as additional premium suites and a new press/media level.
The project will be led by sports design firm AECOM (formerly Ellerbe Becket), out of Kansas City, with design support from Heery Design in conjunction with Construction Managers GE Johnson and Mortenson Construction. With the majority of the fundraising goal reached, K-State broke ground on the project prior to the 2012 Spring Game. The expansion is scheduled to be substantially completed in time for the 2013 football season. The initial construction process will take place around the current press box structure before being fully completed.
No tax or tuition dollars will be used, as the facility will be funded entirely by private donations through leadership construction gifts and grass roots support.
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