RCA Dome demolition to take 6 months, $3.5 million

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With the RCA Dome seen in the background, construction of the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis is shown in this aerial view taken on Dec. 18, 2006. Built a quarter-century ago with no assurance a pro football team would ever play there, the RCA Dome was a gamble from day one. But it paid off, becoming the symbol of the transformation of Indianapolis into a major sports town. (AP Photo/The Indianapolis Star, WTHR, Chrlie Nye)

By Beth Boehne

Story Created: Jan 29, 2008 at 11:55 AM EDT

Story Updated: Jan 29, 2008 at 11:55 AM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The demolition of the RCA Dome will begin this spring under a $3.5 million contract.

Sabre Demolition Corp. of Baldwinsville, N.Y., was the winning bidder for the work. Demolition will take about six months.

Indiana Stadium and Convention Building Authority executive director Fred Klipsch says the company will use traditional demolition methods, such as wrecking balls. Explosives may be used remove parts of the dome's concrete ring.

The RCA Dome was built in 1984 for $80 million. The new Lucas Oil Stadium is scheduled to be complete by Aug. 15, about a week before the Indianapolis Colts are scheduled to play a preseason game there.

Klipsch said some fixtures from the RCA Dome could be sold a souvenirs.

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Information from: The Indianapolis Star, http://www.indystar.com

Wednesday, Jan 30 at 3:17 PM Anonymous wrote ...

No implosion. No fun. Losers.

Tuesday, Jan 29 at 2:11 PM taxpayers stadium wrote ...

According to Bizfootball.com FUNDING: Original estimates were for the Colts’ new facility to cost $675 million, with the franchise kicking in $100 million. That shifted in late June of 2007 when the costs for steel, insurance and environmental cleanup raised the costs to between $695.2 million and $719.6 million. With Lucas Oil is paying $121.5 million over 20 years for the naming rights of the stadium, the outlay by the Colts is completely offset, and then some. On the public funding side o

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