Tacoma Daily Index, August 31, 2015

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MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2015

Vol. CXXIV, No. 168

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Sinkholes close Stadium Bowl

Photo (ABOVE) Courtesy Joe Mabel / Wikimedia Commons; Photo (BELOW) Courtesy Tacoma Public Schools Stadium Bowl at Stadium High School is temporarily closed to students and the general public for safety reasons due to a recent assessment of three sinkholes that also revealed failures in the underground drainage system, Tacoma Public Schools officials announced Friday. The district called in technical experts from GeoEngineers after a small depression appeared early last week on the football field on the 15-yard-line nearest Commencement Bay. The district closed the Stadium Bowl field that day as a precautionary measure, pending a more detailed technical investigation. GeoEngineers reviewed Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) images, drainage maps, and the long history of past damages and failures at Stadium Bowl, which opened in 1910 with seating for 32,000, and is located at 111 N. E St., in Tacoma. In addition, the district hired a contractor to clean out debris from the sink holes, including one on the track and one near a catch basin, so GeoEngineers could examine exposed drain

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pipes. The assessment indicated that the drainage system—a combination of the original 1910-era drain pipes and more modern drain pipes tied together—failed in multiple areas, and gravel and sand washed away through the drain pipes. This week, a team that includes the district, a field turf company, engineers, and a contractor will cut back the turf and probe additional areas where the GPR indicated potential anomalies. Additional engineering tests will determine whether a contractor can repair and fill the sink-

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hole areas in time for the first football game on Fri., Sept. 11, or whether the damage will require more extensive repairs and a longer closure. Meanwhile, the district's athletic director already has rescheduled football, girls soccer, and other practices and community uses to other locations. To prepare in case the bowl will require an extended closure, the district's athletic department began work on a district-wide master event schedule as if Stadium Bowl didn't exist. The requires rescheduling and prioritizing many events across the district. Last November, an intense rainstorm combined with clogged storm drains uphill from Stadium Bowl caused massive flooding that covered the bowl, washed away dirt from the bowl hillside, and spread dirt and debris all across the field. The bowl was closed for an extensive cleanup. Stadium Bowl is temporarily closed to students and the general public for safety reasons due to a recent assessment of three sinkholes that also revealed failures in the underground drainage system, Tacoma Public Schools officials announced Friday. Last November, an intense rainstorm combined with clogged storm drains uphill from Stadium Bowl caused massive flooding that covered the bowl, washed away dirt from the bowl hillside, and spread dirt and debris all across the field. The bowl was closed for an extensive cleanup. Stadium Bowl opened in 1910 with seating for 32,000, and is located at 111 N. E St., in Tacoma.


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