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The Steelers are within a week of completing a project that may end the turf problems at Heinz Field for at least the next 10 years.
D.D. Grassmasters of The Netherlands is sewing between 17 million and 20 million polypropylene fibers into the playing surface's new Kentucky bluegrass. The project is expected to be finished next week, about two months before the Steelers' first preseason game at Heinz Field.
Cost of the project has been estimated at between $600,000 and $700,000 and is being paid for by the Steelers.
Ted Dhawtal, project supervisor for Grassmasters, explained how the 3/4-inch long synthetic fibers hold the turf together.
D.D. Grassmasters of The Netherlands is sewing between 17 million and 20 million polypropylene fibers into the playing surface's new Kentucky bluegrass. The project is expected to be finished next week, about two months before the Steelers' first preseason game at Heinz Field.
Cost of the project has been estimated at between $600,000 and $700,000 and is being paid for by the Steelers.
Ted Dhawtal, project supervisor for Grassmasters, explained how the 3/4-inch long synthetic fibers hold the turf together.
