Proposed Raiders stadium would be finished by June 2020
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Land purchased by the Oakland Raiders near the Las Vegas Strip where their future home is to be located in Las Vegas, is lit by late-afternoon sunlight. Public records show the team paid $77.5 million for the four parcels in an area close to the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino.
LAS VEGAS >> A preliminary timeline for the proposed stadium that would be home to the Raiders in Las Vegas shows construction would be finished only three months before the 2020 regular season begins.
The draft of the timeline made public Monday by the Las Vegas Stadium Authority shows construction on the proposed 65,000-seat stadium would begin in January and last 30 months, giving the team three months to move in.
Members of the board overseeing the $1.9 billion project are expected to discuss the preliminary timeline during their regularly scheduled meeting Thursday. The Raiders did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press.
The NFL’s newest stadium took two-and-a-half years to complete. The first Minnesota Vikings preseason game at the venue took place in August.
