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Construction Of Raiders 65,000-Seat Domed Stadium Expected To Be Completed By June '20

Construction of a 65,000-seat domed football stadium in Las Vegas for the Raiders is "expected to begin" in January and be completed by June '20, giving the team "three months to move in before their first NFL regular-season game," according to Richard Velotta of the LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL. The Las Vegas Stadium Authority’s draft of a preliminary project timeline "shows a 30-month construction period after stadium bonds are issued." Site work for the tract of land purchased by the Raiders for $77.5M on May 1 is "targeted by December." A 30-month construction timeframe is "ambitious when compared with other recent stadium projects." Of the last four NFL venues built that have a roof, "none have been completed within 30 months." The Falcons' Mercedes-Benz Stadium is about to "hit its 36th month of construction and is due to open in August," while the Vikings' U.S. Bank Stadium "took 32 months to complete." Most of the focus on the draft timeline, posted yesterday on the authority’s website, is on "actions and approvals that must occur in the next nine months." That review "includes intense studies by several county departments regarding transportation, ingress and egress, parking, drainage, utilities, airport impact and the availability of emergency services." Clark County officials are "expected to make a presentation at Thursday’s meeting" (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 5/9).

HIT THE ROAD: In Las Vegas, Art Marroquin notes state bonds "will likely cover" roughly $200M in "improvements meant to relieve freeway traffic near the 62-acre stadium site." There are "no immediate plans to accelerate those freeway projects, with construction currently scheduled to coincide with the Raiders’ targeted move-in date" in '20. The Raiders still "must submit a traffic impact study to determine county-funded surface street improvements surrounding the new stadium" (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 5/9).

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