Raiders, builders set topping out ceremony at Las Vegas Stadium

Las Vegas Review-Journal

5 years ago

An aerial view of the Las Vegas Stadium, future home of UNLV football and the NFL’s Raiders, in Las Vegas, Friday, July 26, 2019. (Heidi Fang /Las Vegas Review-Journal) @HeidiFang

Aerial view of the Las Vegas Raiders stadium under construction as seen on Thursday, July 25, 2019. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Vegas88s

In the figurative sense, Las Vegas is reaching new heights with the move of the NFL’s Raiders from Oakland, California, to Southern Nevada for the 2020 season.

In the literal sense, team officials will mark the $1.9 billion stadium’s height on Monday morning with a topping out ceremony.

Dignitaries are scheduled to sign the last beam for the 65,000-seat stadium at 8 a.m., followed by the lifting to the top at 9 a.m.

The stadium remains on target to open in July 2020.

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