Overview
The stadium is being built in sectors, with only one remaining to be finished. The turf and the stadium in whole are satisfactory for any sporting events. The stadium has two big stands located across one another and gather the majority of spectators. The stadium is also well kept and is located in the picturesque city park named after Taras Shevchenko. Nevertheless, according to stadion.lviv.ua of April 20, 2010 that is referencing to the head of the Capital Construction Directorate of Ivano-Frankivsk city administration V.Kovalchuk Rukh requires nearly four million hryvnia to bring Rukh to the initially pre-designed form.
Among the mentioned issues there were:
- a system of artesian aquifer and sprinklers,
- pavilions for the substitution players and coaches,
- a stand cover for at least 500 seats,
- dressing rooms for players and coaches,
- a press-media room,
- parking for buses and cars.
The stadium reconstruction has already stretched now for a record of over 20 years and became a joke in local folklore. In general the stadium is finished and meets the requirements of the Ukrainian First League, however still additional funds are needed to resume renovations. In 2008 the city mayor Viktor Anushkevichus informed that city is actively seeking new investors for the stadium and has intentions finally finish the overall reconstruction prior to the 2012 European finals. According to Galician Correspondent on July 15, 2010 the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast parliamentarians petitioned to the Cabinet of Ministers to provide them with finds to improve the condition of the stadium.
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