Charles Bland Stadium renovations

Friday, August 16, 2019

Work continues on renovations at Charles Bland Stadium on the Dexter High School campus. A field house/concession building is under construction, new field-level seating is being installed, new turf has been put on the field and a new track will be installed in September.

A view from the top of the upper bleachers looking down on the new turf field at the stadium. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
A view from the top of the upper bleachers looking down on the new turf field at the stadium. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
A view from the top of the upper bleachers looking down on the new turf field at the stadium. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
A view of the new concessions area at the stadium. Men's and women's rooms are located on the left. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Turf similar to what's on the field will be installed here next to the concessions area. Seating will be available for fans to watch the game from a different angle. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
A concrete walkway is being installed behind the field-level seating on the left and the upper bleachers on the right. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
A pair of workers (left) talk inside the new concessions area at the stadium. Two windows will be used to help customers and seating will be installed on the right to give fans a unique look at the game. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
A sidewalk is being built between a retaining wall and the field house along the east side of the new building. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
A view of the east side of the new field house/concessions building. The door on the left leads to an area that can be used for storage or a concession stand for tennis matches. The door on the right leads to the coaches' office and locker room. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
A view of the south side of the new field house/concessions building. Restrooms for fans of the tennis teams and a storage area for the boys and girls squads are located here. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
The view from field level of the field house/concessions building. Storage for the football teams, locker rooms for the middle school squaad and a room for game officials are located here. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Concrete will be poured in this area, the location of the field-level seating at the stadium. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
The high jump competition will be held on the north side of the football field. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
This road will be paved and visiting teams' buses may park behind the old field house (not pictured on the right), which will become the visiting locker room. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Work was underway Friday on a new 45-space parking lot in front of T.S. Hill Middle School. Football fans will be able to use the lot during games. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)