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Workers celebrate completion of Lucas Oil Stadium Posted: Aug 11, 2008 02:08 PM The first of many ceremonies takes place Monday to mark the completion of Lucas Oil Stadium, the new home of the Indianapolis Colts. Construction workers, builders and their families are celebrating the end of the three-year project. That ceremony takes place Monday night at 6:00 pm. Lucas Oil Stadium workers celebrate The men and women who put their own blood, sweat and tears into the construction of Lucas Oil Stadium got a first-hand look inside Monday night. The celebration for the contractors was topped off by a demonstration of the retractable roof. More than 6,000 contractors and their families were invited to have dinner and tour the stadium. Workers said the celebration gave them a chance to appreciate their handiwork. "It looks really cool. I was just here a week ago and I didn't think it would be ready for this big of an event. But it looks really good," said Jon Hardin, a glass installer. The contractors and their families were able to walk on the field turf and even try to kick a field goal. "It's great to see the fruits of our labor after being here for 15 months and building the stadium," said Ken Stroke, a food services employee. The contractors also got see a number of suites, including Colts owner Jim Irsay's. One of the most popular attractions of the evening was the tour of the Colts' locker room, where fans were able to see and touch the Super Bowl trophy. "It's an appreciation thing. We're the ones who built it. It's pretty cool to be the first ones in here and see everything before anyone else," said Jon Hardin.
Construction on the stadium isn't totally complete.
Some contractors were at the stadium Monday dealing with finishing touches. ON THAT NOTE . . . Source: Indy Star Before the Indianapolis Colts can make Lucas Oil their home, they've got to get the routine down. And that will occur Aug. 19. Along with practicing for the first time in Lucas Oil Stadium - its new 63,000-seat, state-of-the-art facility, the team will go through a "dry run'' with its game-day schedule a week from tomorrow. The practice will be closed to the public. The players will take a bus from the team's West 56th Street complex to the downtown hotel they use the night before a game, then address virtually every issue leading up to a kickoff: how to get from the hotel to the stadium, where the players park, the location of the locker room, the location of the wives' waiting area, etc. Minute details? Sure. But important. The Colts should have enough time to acclimate themselves to playing in a new facility before their Sept. 7 regular-season opener against the Chicago Bears. They entertain Buffalo Aug. 24 and Cincinnati Aug. 28 in their final two preseason games. "We'll have enough time on the field in two preseason games,'' coach Tony Dungy said after this morning's light workout at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. "But some of those (issues) can be the biggest headaches - 'Where was my wife's elevator and all those kind of things.' "Hopefully we can get a lot of that ironed out." Dungy has taken a tour of Lucas Oil Stadium, and came away impressed. "Phenomenal," he said. Lucas Oil Stadium's retractable roof could result in a week-to-week adjustment for Colts PK Adam Vinatieri, P Hunter Smith and QB Peyton Manning. It's no problem when the roof is closed. But when the roof and the movable window are open, conditions might fluctuate. The Colts got their first taste of playing in Lucas Oil Stadium on Tuesday morning. "The ceiling (being open) isn't going to make much of a difference," Vinatieri said. "It's so high up there that I don't think it's going to do a lot. But when they opened up that one side (window), you could feel a breeze in there and it was a pretty calm day. It will take us a little while to figure out what the winds are going to do in there, if anything. We'll just go out there and get prepared. If they're going to have it open, they'll have it open (early enough) and we should be able to figure it out soon enough." The Colts must announce 90 minutes before kickoff if the roof will be open or closed.
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