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The Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York is the largest tennis stadium in the world and the venue for the US Open. The stadium is now getting a retractable roof to avoid the frequent match postponements at the US Open caused by rain. Over a period of ten months, a Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane and two LR 1600/2 operated by American crane contractor Buckner HeavyLift Cranes have been putting the steel structure for the roof in place.

The three heavy duty cranes were on site from October 2014 to July 2015 to complete their work on the roof structure so that the US Open 2015 can be held in its familiar surroundings in September. The construction work will then continue after this major international tournament has ended. The retractable roof is due to be completed in 2017. An LR 1600/2 from Buckner will be back at work on the site for around four months starting in October.