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RCA Dome To Go 'Boom' In December

Implosion Set For Dec. 20

POSTED: 12:41 pm EDT October 29, 2008

The remains of the RCA Dome will be reduced to rubble on Dec. 20.

The Indiana Stadium and Convention Building Authority said the former home of the Indianapolis Colts will be imploded on the Saturday morning before Christmas.

Officials said that by then, about half of the dome will have been demolished by traditional methods. The implosion will demolish the upper-level seating area.

The dome's fabric roof was deflated in September and is being cut into pieces to be used by Indianapolis parks for umbrellas at city pools or as shelter covers in parks.

The Indianapolis Colts now play in the nearby Lucas Oil Stadium. The area cleared by the demolition of the RCA Dome will be used for the $275 million expansion of the Indiana Convention Center.

The convention center is slated for completion in the fall of 2010. It will increase the amount of space from about 725,000 square feet to more than 1.2 million square feet.

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