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sinkhole 5 feet to 6 feet deep and 30 feet wide has emerged at LP Field - home of the Tennessee Titans - and it could indicate a larger problem lurking beneath the stadium.
And the city's insurance may not cover the cost of the repairs.
LP Field General Manager Walter Overton said substandard materials such as dirt and wood have been found beneath the concrete plaza that surrounds the stadium. The sinkhole is on the concrete plaza just outside stadium offices on the western side of LP Field. Overton warned that other areas may have been similarly constructed and could be at risk.
He delivered the news during a meeting today with the Metro Sports Authority executive committee.
LP Field was completed in 1999 at a cost of $290 million. Not including the sinkhole, it has suffered about $3 million in flood damages. Because the sinkhole may be the result of a pre-existing condition, Metro’s insurance company is not offering to pay for the engineering assessment and any necessary repairs it may identify.
“This may well be the tip of the iceberg,” Sports Authority Executive Director Emmett Edwards said.
The sinkhole appeared after last month's flooding, but there is reason to believe that the sinkhole was caused by a precondition, and the massive flooding merely “tipped it over,” Overton said.
“What has to happen ... is some expert has to come in and assess that situation,” Overton said.
Sinkholes occur when water dissolves materials underground creating caverns and others spaces. The surface collapses when those spaces get too big. Tennessee is one of the seven states most susceptible to sinkhole damage, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Overton said flood repairs at LP Field are on course to be completed well before the Titans first preseason game in August.
Work also is progressing at Bridgestone Arena - home of the NHL’s Nashville Predators. Last week the team awarded a $650,000 contract to Nashville-based Knestrick Contractors to rebuild flood-damaged areas. Predators officials said a tally of total flood damages is not yet available. Metro previously estimated the arena’s damages at $3.1 million.
Also today, the Sports Authority executive committee chose to disband its finance committee and leave fiscal oversight in the hands of the full, 12-member board. Finance Committee Chairman Rusty Lawrence opposed the move, arguing it would be foolish to abolish a layer of fiscal oversight given the Sports Authority’s complex legal arrangements with the Predators and Titans. Other members felt the committee and the full board were duplicating efforts.
The finance committee and some of its members led the questioning last year of the financial health of the Predators. Sports Authority member Ralph Perrey said today he was frustrated that the work of the committee and some of its most aggressive members were misrepresenting the views of the full authority.
Read more: Flood reveals sinkhole at LP Field - Nashville Business Journal
http://nashville.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2010/06/28/daily4.html
And the city's insurance may not cover the cost of the repairs.
LP Field General Manager Walter Overton said substandard materials such as dirt and wood have been found beneath the concrete plaza that surrounds the stadium. The sinkhole is on the concrete plaza just outside stadium offices on the western side of LP Field. Overton warned that other areas may have been similarly constructed and could be at risk.
He delivered the news during a meeting today with the Metro Sports Authority executive committee.
LP Field was completed in 1999 at a cost of $290 million. Not including the sinkhole, it has suffered about $3 million in flood damages. Because the sinkhole may be the result of a pre-existing condition, Metro’s insurance company is not offering to pay for the engineering assessment and any necessary repairs it may identify.
“This may well be the tip of the iceberg,” Sports Authority Executive Director Emmett Edwards said.
The sinkhole appeared after last month's flooding, but there is reason to believe that the sinkhole was caused by a precondition, and the massive flooding merely “tipped it over,” Overton said.
“What has to happen ... is some expert has to come in and assess that situation,” Overton said.
Sinkholes occur when water dissolves materials underground creating caverns and others spaces. The surface collapses when those spaces get too big. Tennessee is one of the seven states most susceptible to sinkhole damage, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Overton said flood repairs at LP Field are on course to be completed well before the Titans first preseason game in August.
Work also is progressing at Bridgestone Arena - home of the NHL’s Nashville Predators. Last week the team awarded a $650,000 contract to Nashville-based Knestrick Contractors to rebuild flood-damaged areas. Predators officials said a tally of total flood damages is not yet available. Metro previously estimated the arena’s damages at $3.1 million.
Also today, the Sports Authority executive committee chose to disband its finance committee and leave fiscal oversight in the hands of the full, 12-member board. Finance Committee Chairman Rusty Lawrence opposed the move, arguing it would be foolish to abolish a layer of fiscal oversight given the Sports Authority’s complex legal arrangements with the Predators and Titans. Other members felt the committee and the full board were duplicating efforts.
The finance committee and some of its members led the questioning last year of the financial health of the Predators. Sports Authority member Ralph Perrey said today he was frustrated that the work of the committee and some of its most aggressive members were misrepresenting the views of the full authority.
Read more: Flood reveals sinkhole at LP Field - Nashville Business Journal
http://nashville.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2010/06/28/daily4.html
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