Arguably one of the most anticipated campus events, Dakota Days is a week-long festival showcasing the University of South Dakota’s school spirit and athletics. Many of the events will be held in USD’s DakotaDome, located at 1101 North Dakota Street in Vermillion, South Dakota. Originally constructed in 1979, the University’s Board of Regents recently approved a $26.3 million renovation of the multi-sport venue. The Fiegen Construction team is proud to be involved with this project and are eager to begin interior renovations which are slated to begin in February 2019.
Funding for the renovation project came from three sources; the USD Foundation, USD capital funds and South Dakota’s Higher Education Facility Funds. The project has already commenced with the construction of the football team’s new outdoor turf practice fields (pictured below), which are located to the west of the Dome. Though USD is moving away from natural grass playing fields, there are benefits to utilizing artificial turf. Not only will the turf fields drain more efficiently, but the team will have more on-field time preparing them for conference games.