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The Tennessee Builders Alliance celebrated breaking ground on the $2.1 billion New Nissan Stadium future home of the NFL’s Tennessee Titansaccording to a news release from Turner Construction.
Friday’s event marked the laying of the final beam on the Nashville, Tenn., project, which began in March 2024. The venue is scheduled to open in 2027.
The the construction group consists of de Turner, based in New York City; Indianapolis-based AECOM Hunt; Brentwood, Tenn.-based Polk & Associates Construction; and Nashville’s own ICF Builders and Consultants.
Construction crews placed more than 12,400 beams totaling 18,000 tons of steel and poured approximately 98,000 cubic yards of concrete for the 1.8 million square foot stadium structure. Crews will then begin installing the ethylene tetrafluoroethylene roof system. ETFE, a translucent material often used in stadium domeslets in sunlight while providing climate control for fans.
The project owners intend for Nissan Stadium to serve as a year-round destination and host multiple events, including college and professional football, concerts and civic events. The design incorporates a translucent roof, 360-degree outdoor porches and a 12,000-square-foot community space.
TBA and the Titans say they have prioritized opportunity and workforce inclusion at every stage. To date, the project team has logged 3.6 million hours worked by approximately 1,800 on-site workers each day. Of this total, 18.5% of the hours have been completed by residents of Nashville’s promised areas: regions of the city with high poverty that receive federal support. Over $110 million has been paid out Disadvantaged business enterprisesaccording to the release from Turner, which represents nearly 100 women- and minority-owned small businesses.
Through more than 120 community engagements and job events across Middle Tennessee, the project team connected local residents to construction careers. The Titans Construction Training Camp program graduated 96 participants, according to the release, across eight cohorts, with more than three-quarters receiving job offers upon completion.
