NOW FOR YOUR FIRST LOOK AT THE NEW MEMORIAL STADIUM ARTIFICIAL TURF.

THE PROCESS OF PUTTING IN THE NEW TURF IS PROJECTED TO BE DONE BY FRIDAY. RIGHT NOW, WORKERS FROM THE HELLAS COMPANY ARE PUTTING IN THE INFIELD, WHICH CONSISTS OF PEA GRAVEL AND GRANULATED RUBBER. THE NEW SURFACE IS CALLED HELLIS REAL GRASS, IT HAS THE LOOK OF REAL GRASS DUE TO THE DIFFERENT SHADES OF GREEN. IT HAS AN EIGHT YEAR WARRANTY, SAME AS THE TURF IT REPLACES, WHICH WAS INSTALLED IN THE SUMMER OF 1999. FOR WARRANTY PURPOSES, NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO WORK OUT ON IT FOR AT LEAST A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THIS WILL COST THE VISD OVER 300 THOUSAND DOLLARS.