Mcg Roof Trek

Rooftop trek and 70m high zipline to be built on mcg in world first stadium experience peter rolfe sports affairs reporter herald sun february 17 2016 11 00pm.

Mcg roof trek.

Outgoing mcc boss stephen gough has raised the idea of building a roof over the mcg and the radical plan has sparked debate far and wide. The total capacity of the mcg is approximately 100 000 comprising of 95 000 seats and 5 000 standing room spaces. Bumper lips side skirts carbon kevlar parts hoods roofs trunks fenders mirrors spoilers and more. Victorian senator scott ryan told the herald sun there was no other feeling like being at the mcg.

The proposal was featured as part of herald sun s future melbourne series and is nothing more than that something that may happen in the future. A sky high tourist walk will be built above the roof of the mcg in a world first. However the proposal faces major difficulties with the mcg one of the largest 173 6m long and 148 3m wide stadia in the world and a new roof would not necessarily add to the capacity of. The playing arena is 174 x 149 metres from fence to fence.

The federal government is giving 650 000 to melbourne s 2 55 million project. Tourists will be able to stand 70 metres above the mcg oval and ride on a 173 metre zip line from the scoreboard to the other side of the stadium. Rooftop trek and 70m high zipline to be built on mcg in world first stadium experience.