Lindsey Nelson Stadium,

[TN Jed]

Now we’re talking! Why can’t we move the utilities? I know we got engineers that will tell you it can be done. The question is cost and commitment.

Yes, sometimes it is cost. Often times it is there's a need for separation between utilities (not enough room), in addition, it can be a big, big disruption to other facilities needing said utilities (i.e....really tough to cut a power bank to a building that is using it).

 

[chuckiepoo]

Yes, sometimes it is cost. Often times it is there's a need for separation between utilities (not enough room), in addition, it can be a big, big disruption to other facilities needing said utilities (i.e....really tough to cut a power bank to a building that is using it).

Not much of an engineer, but I would assume the rerouting would have to occur out in front of the transfer of the services to the new route. I can easily see cost ruling out any near feasible solution. Just supporting a fellow rabble rouser!

 

[TN Jed]

Not much of an engineer, but I would assume the rerouting would have to occur out in front of the transfer of the services to the new route. I can easily see cost ruling out any near feasible solution. Just supporting a fellow rabble rouser!

Some transfer would need to happen, regardless of what utility it is. How that is phased and planned is up to the actual engineer...and the owner, steakholders, etc. We put a man on the moon.....give an engineer enough time and money, we'll do anything (most anything) you want. The utilities can be moved...just a function of time, money, and interruption of services to others.

 

[Hurley Mooncalf]

Water, wastewater, gas and power all run that path behind the stadium and I believe even the power runs underground. The cost would be tens of millions to try to do anything with those utilities. The electric kind of crosses through the small lot on the corner but it follows the road after about center field.

I may or may not have glanced at a local utilities map to see this, heh.

 

[TN Jed]

Water, wastewater, gas and power all run that path behind the stadium and I believe even the power runs underground. The cost would be tens of millions to try to do anything with those utilities. The electric kind of crosses through the small lot on the corner but it follows the road after about center field.

I may or may not have glanced at a local utilities map to see this, heh.

Now I'm curious. Where did you see the local utilities map?

 

[preacherman20]

Now I'm curious. Where did you see the local utilities map?

As your non-lawyer, I would recommend that you not answer that question due the fact of incriminating yourself.

 

[WallyBalls]

I have no idea the rules when it comes to utilities so this may be a dumb question.

I'm sure more permanent structures are a no go (unless you want to spend the money required to reroute)... But can temporary structures be built over them at all?

 

[fryeguy93]

They can move anything they want. Period. It’s just how much they’re willing to spend. After visiting the new Smokies stadium it does show you the deficiencies. Big open concourses, incredible and plentiful concessions. Other amenities. Most important, Knee room. The seats behind home plate are horrible at LNS. Oh, and real grass. Might have been advisable to have kept LNS a practice facility and built a new stadium at the Cherokee campus or maybe even Tyson Park.

I always thought a stadium on the river at the Cherokee Campus would have been AWESOME.

However, the wealthy property owners (Many prominent boosters) on the opposite bank were never going to stand for it. The property owners allegedly cancelled out several plans the university had for the place. ie intramural fields, dormitories, etc. They are definitely not going to support a baseball stadium with parking lots/garages.

 

[Ned Land]

Now we’re talking! Why can’t we move the utilities? I know we got engineers that will tell you it can be done. The question is cost and commitment.

My son is in civil engineering at UT. That will give me something to ask him when he visits tonight

 

[Ned Land]

I always thought a stadium on the river at the Cherokee Campus would have been AWESOME.

However, the wealthy property owners (Many prominent boosters) on the opposite bank were never going to stand for it. The property owners allegedly cancelled out several plans the university had for the place. ie intramural fields, dormitories, etc. They are definitely not going to support a baseball stadium with parking lots/garages.

I thought the same too. It would have been a beautiful lcoation

 

[preacherman20]

My understanding is that there are major lines that run through there from one side of campus to the other. The parking lot does not belong to UT it is railroad so there is no way to move them because there is no room for more in between baseball and football practice field and no way to go around the baseball field if you could. So without a crazy infrastructure change, which would be hundreds of millions I'm told, it cannot happen.

 

[Ned Land]

My understanding is that there are major lines that run through there from one side of campus to the other. The parking lot does not belong to UT it is railroad so there is no way to move them because there is no room for more in between baseball and football practice field and no way to go around the baseball field if you could. So without a crazy infrastructure change, which would be hundreds of millions I'm told, it cannot happen.

What we are getting looks and sounds great as it is.

 

[Orange.]

My understanding is that there are major lines that run through there from one side of campus to the other. The parking lot does not belong to UT it is railroad so there is no way to move them because there is no room for more in between baseball and football practice field and no way to go around the baseball field if you could. So without a crazy infrastructure change, which would be hundreds of millions I'm told, it cannot happen.

You can see the lack of room between the baseball stadium and the football practice field in recent practice photos.