seashore paspalum, platinum te is the type of grass that is in suntrust park.
seashore paspalum, platinum te is the type of grass that is in suntrust park.
what type of grass is in suntrust park?
seashore paspalum , platinum te
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the braves selected a type of grass called "seashore paspalum, platinum te" for the stadium. the braves replaced turner field's tifway 419 hybrid bermuda grass in the infield in 2012 in hopes the softer, thicker paspalum would slow down the playing surface a bit for the benefit of their infielders. the bermuda remained in turner field's outfield, while the grassed areas of foul territory also were switched to paspalum. at suntrust park, the entire field is paspalum. it is a popular choice for beach golf courses. it also is used at minute maid park and marlins park.
suntrust park
after negotiations broke down, the team began planning a new stadium, suntrust park. the stadium would be built in southern cobb county, with an atlanta address, located "near the geographic center of the braves' fan base." the new stadium was constructed in a public/private partnership. the projected cost was $672 million. it occupies of a lot, with the remainder of the space devoted to parking, green space, and mixed-use development. the new stadium is part of a 60-acre development called the battery atlanta. although cobb county is not presently served by marta, the braves use a "circulator" bus system to shuttle fans to and from the stadium. construction on suntrust park broke ground on september 16, 2014. had suntrust park been behind schedule, the braves had the option (but ultimately declined) to extend their lease at turner field up to 5 years. braves executive vice president mike plant has stated that capital maintenance would be much less at suntrust park. while turner field was designed from the ground up with the braves in mind, plant said that it required higher capital maintenance costs in the long run because it was value engineered for the 1996 summer olympics. plant estimates that capital maintenance costs at suntrust park will be no more than $80 million after 30 years – less than half of the $150 million in capital maintenance needed for turner field after 17 years.
turner field