Ever since the Syracuse Orange moved into the Carrier Dome in 1980, the facility has been lined with aluminum bleachers. Over 40 years later, that’s finally going to change.
As part of the recently unveiled New York State budget, $20 million will be put toward a $44.7 million set of upgrades to the Dome. These changes include replacing every last seat - or lack thereof - with individual plastic chair-back seating. That means fans sitting in the upper deck, who previously only had benches, will get some back support too. There’s no word yet on whether or not this will affect seating capacity.