Todd Starowitz, stadium communications director, said by email that he expects the statues to be installed outside the new stadium in July or August.<\/p>\n
A steel substructure and a stainless-steel outer layer will make up the three bison \u2014 a cow, a calf and a bull, representing generations of the Bills fanbase. They will stand atop a base, which the construction team has already completed, and the surrounding area will include benches and plaques honoring Bills greats over the years.<\/p>\n
The bull statue will weigh about 23,000 pounds and stand 27 feet tall and 29 feet long. The cow will be 22 feet tall and 23 feet long, and the calf 12 feet tall and 13 feet long. At night, the statues will light up with five programmable lighting systems, and the bull and the cow are designed to emit smoke through their nostrils, according to a recent release from the football team<\/a>.<\/p>\n Caroline Folkenroth-Miley, president of ART Research, said by email that she cannot share more information about the process to build the statues or the timeline since ART Research is under a nondisclosure agreement.<\/p>\n ART Research has worked on plenty of other notable projects, including historic conservation work at the U.S. Capitol, the James Buchanan Memorial in Lancaster city and bronze work at Long Wood Gardens. ART Research made the stainless steel ampersand outside Franklin & Marshall College\u2019s Lombardo Welcome Center on Harrisburg Avenue, too.<\/p>\n