IRVING, TEXAS — The City of Irving announced that Texas Stadium, the iconic facility that served as home of the Dallas Cowboys for 37 years, will be imploded at daybreak on Sunday, Apr. 11, 2010.

Six cameras have been installed to capture the process leading up to the historic event, as well as the implosion itself.  Live internet feeds will be accessible throughout the demolition at the city's website.

In March 2009, the Irving City Council hired Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. to determine the best way to demolish Texas Stadium. The council later awarded Weir Brothers a $5.8 million contract to carry out the implosion plan outlined by Jacobs Engineering.

Reuse and recycling has been a major initiative in the dismantling of Texas Stadium. Ninety-five percent of the steel will be recycled. Trusses from the top of the stadium will be set aside to be incorporated in future pieces of public art. The cement will be used in the reconstruction of surrounding freeways.

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is currently leasing the stadium site from the City of Irving for 10 years at a price tag of $15.4 million. TxDOT is using the site as a staging area while it streamlines the four major roadways that encompass the stadium and preparations are made for the light rail system under construction that will include the site itself and other locations in Irving, and will connect Irving directly with Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

Once the stadium is demolished, the 75-plus acres will become an open canvas for development, along with an additional 300 plus acres surrounding the stadium site, referred to as “Crossroads DFW.” Situated at one of the most visible landmarks in Dallas/Fort Worth, the Crossroads DFW site will be available for development for many future uses – residential, mixed, office, transit-oriented, cultural – for generations of future users.

Live feed: http://www.cityofirving.org/texas-stadium