The falcons super cool retractable roof at mercedes benz stadium finally works.
Falcons stadium roof problems.
The roof required 1 8 million pounds of trusses over 21 000 tons of steel and the world s largest movable crane to put it all together.
The atlanta falcons 1 5 billion 75 000 seat mercedes benz stadium is facing a potential additional delay due to problems with its retractable roof according to the atlanta journal constitution.
Each of the four main trusses rise 72 feet from the floor.
Nfl network s willie mcginest catches up with atlanta falcons owner arthur blank at super bowl liii opening.
Game and the thing had problems opening and closing.
The stadium officially opened on august 26 2017 with a falcons preseason game against the arizona cardinals despite the retractable roof system being incomplete at the time.
But it appears the offseason was a good one for the stadium.