New Hayward revealed

[Conor Dary]

I thought so....they really dug deep yesterday....

[gh]

e-mail from a Eugene subscriber (I don't know him) today:

<<I was surprised to see construction activity (excavation) today Saturday.

A construction person came over to chat.

Some tidbits...

K&E Excavation was averaging 750 cubic yards dirt removal per hour yesterday (60-75 dump truck loads per hour out), and the trucks were also bringing in gravel fill. !!!!

The track, which the trucks have using as a convenient highway, will be removed in ~ 1 week.

Pilings will start to go in in ~ 2 weeks.

Your Hayward Field construction site whisperer.....>>

[lonewolf]

That makes sense...also saves time...The infield hasn't changed either...

Though with all the trucks driving over it I wonder what it will be like...

My first thought..

[Conor Dary]

That makes sense...also saves time...The infield hasn't changed either...

Though with all the trucks driving over it I wonder what it will be like...

[gh]

It appears they plan to keep the track... They actually washed it down today... I presume they will resurface it...

my guess/bet is that it's resurfaced in late '20 so that there's a brand-new state-of-the-art oval in place for the WC. i suspect it has been many a year since a WC wasn't staged on an oval that hadn't been redone in the previous "year"