PHOTOS: St. Louis soccer stadium hits major construction milestone
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - St. Louis CITY SC, and the club's construction partners – the joint venture of Mortenson, Alberici and L. Keeley (MAK) – are celebrating a major milestone, the placement of the first steel beam, with steel fabricated locally in St. Louis for the downtown, 22,500-seat stadium.
On Wed. the St. Louis CITY SC ownership group, city officials and a randomly selected “starting XI” fans participated in a steel beam signing ceremony to commemorate the major milestone. The first steel beam was put in place on Mon., Dec. 14, which initiated this phase of construction.
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They allowed media into the construction site for the first time since breaking ground in February. You can see photos from the tour at the bottom of this page.
CITY also launched a stadium district-specific website today where fans and community members can be immersed in the stadium district progress. As part of the website launch, the spirited video commemorating the steel beam milestone is featured on the site for all CITY fans to celebrate the momentous occasion.
Photos by KMOX's Ben Boyd:
