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Stadium teams report steady progress, workforce gains and safety focus at Nissan Stadium project
Summary
Construction teams told the Sports Authority the Nissan Stadium rebuild has made measurable progress: structural steel is on track to top out in November, a west-end slab has been poured, on-site labor is about 1,600 workers daily, project spending exceeds $100 million, and the TC2 workforce program graduates are being hired onto the project.
Construction managers and the Titans'affiliated team briefed the Sports Authority on Sept. 25, reporting steady work on the Nissan Stadium project, progress toward participation goals, and continued attention to jobsite safety.
Kellen DeCourcy said the structural steel ring beam for the roof is nearly half installed and the project remains on target for a structural-topping-out of the steel in November. The west-end slab-on-grade has been poured to make way for rakers and the lower bowl, and crews are advancing external cladding and curtain-wall glazing. DeCourcy said cranes will be dismantled and removed from the east end as interior trades ramp up.
Project teams reported about 1,600 workers on site daily and more than $100 million in total spend to date. Adolfo Birch and others emphasized participation numbers have risen recently; the project'wide minority and local participation goal remains 25 percent. Safety performance was described as strong for the scale of work: the team reported 13 total recordable incidents year-to-date (one in August) and a Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 0.97, with a continuing objective to reduce that figure toward 0.5.
Workforce development was a focal point. The TC2 training program graduated 18 participants in its seventh cohort; the project team reported 15 of the 18 are employed, and 12 of those hires are working on the stadium. Justin Rankin, a recent graduate, told the Authority how TC2 led to employment with a subcontractor on railing and seating and described steady work through 2027. The Stadium team said the program has produced 81 graduates to date and that roughly 76 percent of graduates are employed across project-related work (exact stadium-only counts will be provided later).
The construction update also covered adjacent work: a Second Street realignment started late July/early August and the East Bank pump station remains on schedule. Managers said they will continue to provide monthly updates and expect to share a draft of the Baker Tilly mini-audit tied to controls and fiscal management in November with the finance and audit review committee.
Board members asked for clarification on employment numbers and safety metrics; staff acknowledged some figures (stadium-only placement of all cohorts) will be supplied after the meeting.
No formal actions were taken on the construction presentation during the meeting.
