Brigham Young University - Idaho, Field Renovations

D.A. Hogan & Associates was the prime consultant for the sports field renovations at BYU Idaho. The project included work on five areas on campus to improve and expand the playing fields for the University's Athletics and Activities program. This program is very innovative and includes hundreds of teams putting heavy demands on their facilities.

The new sports complex was comprised of two multi-purpose synthetic turf fields and two natural turf softball fields. The complex included parking facilities, lighting systems, and extensive landscaping for wind protection. The geology of the site presented many challenges with slopes and underlying volcanic bedrock within a few feet of the surface. The grading design included terracing of the fields with retaining walls and over 90,000 cubic yards of fill to minimize blasting and excavation of the bedrock.