Topping out ceremony at new Highmark Stadium

The last structural steel beam hoisted atop the new home of the Buffalo Bills
Final steel beam raised into place
New Highmark Stadium topping out ceremony Photo credit WBEN Tim Wenger

Orchard Park, N.Y. (WBEN) – The Buffalo Bills commemorated a milestone at the construction site of the new Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park. A topping out ceremony was held Friday morning as the last structural beam was hoisted into place. Construction of the new stadium is 50 percent complete.

The ceremony, hosted by Buffalo Bills team reporter Maddy Glab, featured owner Terry Pegula, Governor Kathy Hochul, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. State and local politicians, including Mark Poloncarz, gathered with all the construction employees who have been working on the new stadium for the past two years.

Buffalo Bills construction milestone
Topping out ceremony at new Highmark Stadium Photo credit WBEN Tim Wenger
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