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U.S. Bank Stadium's Broken Window May Take Two Months to Fix
The glass is custom to the building, and it may be six to eight weeks before a new window is installed.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — A recently damaged window on the U.S. Bank Stadium won't be fixed before the venue's official grand opening this weekend.
In fact, it may be months before it's fixed.
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The Star Tribune reported that a source close to the situation says it's likely to take six to eight weeks to receive and install a new pane, because the glass is custom to the building.
Broken window @usbankstadium on ground level near Ecolab gate entrance to Hyundai Club. pic.twitter.com/GNAKHq8A2F
— Rochelle Olson (@rochelleolson) July 20, 2016
The source said the incident was caught on a security camera. It appears a rock was thrown at the now-shattered window, which lies near the Ecolab gate entrance into the Hyundai Club.
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The damaged window was discovered two weeks after a severe storm dislodged exterior panels of the stadium.
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