The decision to close Eagle Stadium for the 2014-2015 school year was made this morning.

The three home football games will instead be played at Plano stadiums.

Cracks in the stadium’s concrete prompted an independent investigation by Nelson Forensics in February, which while still incomplete, has uncovered sufficient flaws in both design and construction to warrant extensive repairs which cannot be completed before the 2014 football season. Problems include areas in the concourse that are unable to safely bear the weight of construction.

According to superintendent Lance Hindt, PBK and Pogue Construction will bear the full cost of repairs, which Hindt said could take six to eight months. Rather than simply patching cracks with epoxy, the district is looking for a more permanent solution like tearing down and rebuilding affected areas. Final decisions on what action to take will be made when the final report is released in June.