$70 million first phase project is to be considered by trustees next week.
Fireworks go off over Beaver Stadium before the Whiteout on Oct. 19, 2019. Penn State trustees will be asked to pull the trigger on the first major renovation of the stadium since 2001 at a board meeting next week. Joe Hermitt | [email protected] the potential of college football playoff games on the near-term horizon, Penn State is getting ready to launch a $700 million makeover of Beaver Stadium.
“Improvements to the rest of the stadium will include improved vertical circulation, upgraded concourses, circulation renovations to enhance accessibility, restroom additions, and upgraded concession quality and capacity.The project brief states that even after the proposed enhancements, the stadium will maintain a capacity of more than 100,000, a point of pride that to many in Nittany Nation helps establish Beaver Stadium as one of the capitols of American college football.
The project will also address as much of the current facility maintenance needs as possible, the agenda item states.If approved, the board’s action would authorize the university to expend funds for design costs, professional consultant expenses, acquisition of permits, stadium winterization costs, and related expenses.The university has previously suggested that the work will not affect Penn State’s 2023 home schedule.
Preliminary estimates for the overall project cost are $700 million, with a final completion date projected in 2027.
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