The stadium has a retractable roof the largest of its kind among the no.
Us tennis center roof.
The roof which cost 150 million was part of a 550 million renovation of the national tennis center.
When the tournament begins on aug.
2 stadiums at grand slam venues.
Geiger engineers performed preliminary design of the roof s mechanization system.
Open tennis tournament turns 50 this year and its extreme makeover is nearly complete.
At the time of its opening it was the 13th largest tennis venue in the world based on capacity.
The retractable roof project was completed in 2016.
The center is when in the middle of a 550 million renovation that has included the erection of a retractable roof on arthur ashe stadium which was completed for the 2017 us open.
Six months before the final grand slam tennis event opens across the street from citi field there is plenty of construction underway at the usta bille jean king national tennis center including.
Topped by a retractable roof it s the final stage of a five year 600 million project that remade the usta billie jean king national tennis center all without ever interfering with the.
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27 the new louis armstrong stadium will be.