Overall, construction progress continued as scheduled on the new ballpark as the first game, an exhibition contest set for March 30, quickly approaches, said Mike Duckett, executive director of the stadium board. The confetti canons will fire paper bits into the air to celebrate Brewers home runs. The blasts will happen in conjunction with the Brewers mascot's ride down his slide in the left-field upper grandstand. The test of the confetti canons was successful, Duckett reported. All five movable panels have now been tested individually, Duckett said.
Crews continue to place decking on the roof surfaces.
In a few weeks, when the decking is completed, the panels will be given their final test, in which they will all be moved at the same time to open and close the roof. Elsewhere this past week, the infield clay and dirt was installed and the heated tent-bubble that had been erected over the infield to make it easier to work the dirt has now been disassembled and hauled away, Duckett said. The infield is made up of 340 tons of clay trucked in from Waupaca, topped by 300 tons of of dirt surface hauled over from the County Stadium infield. The pitcher's mound and base paths are visible, he said. The grass surface of the infield and outfield won't be installed for another few weeks.