STORRS, CT — The inside of the Gampel Pavilion looked like a honeycomb on Friday with repairs to the infamous roof moving along quickly.
Fixing the peeling insulation tiles has been a priority at the University of Connecticut this summer.
Though UConn officials said the 10,000-seat arena will look "as good as new" and ready for 2017-18 basketball games, the fall season needed some adjustments.
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There will be no "First Night" festivities to open early season the basketball season.
The women’s volleyball team will also be going old school for the 2017 season and the Huskies will be playing home matches in the Hugh Greer Field House.
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The roof was plagued by leaks has been leaky and ceiling liners had been peeling for some time.
Materials to fix the problems began arriving this spring and prep work for the project started right after commencement in May. The project is slated to be finished at the end of October.
Gampel Pavilion opened in 1990 and the construction of the roof was innovative for its time, including a network of metal clad panels with a fabric-wrapped insulated cover on the interior.
Photo Credit: UConn
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