However, the field has been left open to the elements giving the two home teams, Miami Dolphins of the NFL and NCAA Atlantic Coast Conference University of Miami Hurricanes, a great home field advantage of baking sun during daytime games and torrential rainstorms whenever it rains. Most importantly, a roof covering all seats was installed along with new hig speed escalators and elevators to get fans to mid and upper deck seats. For 2 years the construction took place, replacing almost all of the structural elements of the stadium except the foundation and surrounding parking fields. In 2013, The NFL let the Miami Dolphins know that despite South Florida's popularity as a Super Bowl destination, its delapidated, antiquated and uncomfortable Sun Life stadium were no longer going to be in the rotation for the biggest sports event in the world, exceeding the Olympics Opening and Closing ceremonies and Soccer World Cup finals in worldwide tv ratings and bringing over a hundred million dollars of benefits to the host region.įinally after several years of failed attempts by the Dolphins ownership to get the state and local government to pay the over $400 million to pay for a complete stadium renovation, the team's owner agreed to step up and finance it himself. Prior to last year Sun Life Stadium, as Hard Rock Stadium was known before the 2016 NFL Season, offered no roof to protect fans from the elements, such as rain, which can be torrential during the summer and fall hurricane season and the blistering afternoon direct sunshine. Because South Florida has a semi-tropical climate, both the humidity and temperature can be high however, they moderate somewhat once summer ends.
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