The $77M project now likely will start in '21, with completion slated for the '22 seasonUniv. of Wisconsin
One of the major construction projects being planned by the Univ. of Wisconsin athletic department is "temporarily on hold," as renovation of the seating behind the south end zone at Camp Randall Stadium "has been pushed back a year," according to Todd Milewski of the WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL. The $77M project that planned to "transform rows of bleacher seating into indoor club spaces, small loge boxes and rows of chairback seating "now is likely to start in 2021 and be ready for the 2022 season." The athletic department "framed a delay as a scheduling issue and not primarily because of economic concerns." UW AD Barry Alvarez said that he was "'thrilled' with the level of sales for the new seating, saying that the school has commitments for more than 75% of the loge box inventory." The school was "planning to start major components of the premium seating renovation immediately following the final home game of the 2020 football season." UW Senior Associate AD Jason King said that the project delay "wasn't to accommodate any potential for the 2020 football season to be pushed back." UW already was "facing a tight construction window to have the south end zone project done by the start of the 2021 season." Meanwhile, Milewski notes the athletic department also has construction projects ongoing or in the works at its two other major venues, the Field House and the Kohl Center. UW said that those "aren't being altered at this point" (WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, 7/17).
