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Nissan Stadium project nears milestones as ETFE roof 'big lift' targeted for May
Summary
Project presenters told the Sports Authority the stadium is approaching a key milestone: the ETFE roof cable tensioning (the 'big lift') targeted for May, construction hours and workforce participation are rising, and safety and sustainability metrics remain on track.
Construction leaders updated the Sports Authority on Feb. 19, reporting the Nissan Stadium project is approaching major enclosure milestones, workforce hours are climbing, and sustainability and safety metrics remain a focus as the project enters its fourth quarter.
A project presenter said the meeting marked roughly one year toward substantial completion and that winter storm Fern caused about a week’s delay in recent work. “We are now 2 days past the 1 year mark of the substantial completion of the new stadium,” the presenter said, describing progress on the Eastbank pump station and the 2nd Street roadway realignment.
Presenters walked the board through images showing glazing, metal panels, stone cladding and mock‑up suites. They described the ETFE roof system’s cable‑net design, the strand jacks around the ring beam, and ongoing installation of the cable grid that will support the ETFE pillows. The team said the first major lift—the tensioning event that brings the cable net into its working geometry—is targeted for May.
Workforce metrics cited by the team included more than 1,800 workers on site at peak and a projected milestone of 5,000,000 cumulative work hours in March. Project safety metrics showed 4,700,000 cumulative hours and 15 recordable incidents (current recordable incident rate 0.64), with no new recordables reported in the prior 30 days. “We’re still at 15 recordable incidents…the current recordable incident rate is 0.64,” a presenter said, noting the project aims to reduce that rate toward a 0.5 target.
Project leaders also briefed the board on participation and diversity goals: total paid spend increased from $152.2 million in an earlier report to $183.3 million, and DBE participation and firm counts are pacing above projections. The TC2 workforce training program reported cohort nine completed with 16 participants and 14 already employed (10 on the stadium site); cohort ten applications were open with a March 2 start date.
Sustainability metrics included recycling 7,951 tons of material and disposing of 728 tons, yielding roughly a 91% diversion rate; presenters said they expect to meet design and construction LEED goals.
The update closed with images of interior progress and a schedule that links the roof lift milestone to late‑spring construction sequencing; presenters said they will return with continued progress reports.
