BERKELEY, Calif. (KCBS) - Construction crews are hard at work on the UC Berkeley campus, making room for a new, state-of-the-art athletic training facility.
It's busy around Memorial Stadium, to say the least. Excavators are more than a little active, helping to make room for the new facility. "The good news right now is construction is progressing just as we expected," said Herb Benenson with the Cal Athletics Department.
The new facility will include locker rooms, offices and training facilities, with enough space to accommodate close to 500 students. "Certainly something we've been looking forward to for a long time," Benenson enthused.
KCBS' Mark Seelig reports
This project is estimated to be finished in 2011, right about the time another crew will be knee-deep in the long-awaited seismic upgrade of Memorial Stadium. Fundraising is ongoing, including a new Endowment Seat Program. "Fans can purchase their seats for up to 50 years at a time," explained Benenson.
According to Benenson, about two-thirds of those seats have already been accounted for. "Especially given this economy, I think it shows the support that our fans have."
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