Overview
- AECOM Hunt and Turner will manage construction of the planned $2.4 billion enclosed stadium, with local firms including Independence Excavating and DiGeronimo continuing early work.
- Crews are clearing concrete and moving dirt on the 176-acre site for preparation, which officials emphasize is not yet stadium construction.
- ODOT approved the project after commissioning an outside aviation review that found no hazard to operations at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
- The team targets a groundbreaking early next year and a 2029 opening, aligning with the downtown lease ending after the 2028 season.
- Legal and political challenges continue, including Cleveland’s lawsuit to keep the team at the lakefront, a suit contesting the $600 million in state unclaimed funds, and a councilman’s request to explore taking the site for airport expansion.