It began march 11.
Las vegas raiders stadium roof open.
Crews completed the roof panel installation in just over a month.
Let s take a closer look at the raiders stadium and how it reflects the nfl s new reality of retractable roofs.
Get an exclusive look at allegiant stadium s roof progress and the cable net system installation as it moves closer to completion.
The venue itself may also be evidence that the days of open air nfl stadiums are over.
Sin city hopes its new state of the art facility attracts even more fans to watch the raiders play.
It is located on about 62 acres 25 ha of land west of mandalay bay at russell road and hacienda avenue and between polaris avenue and dean martin.
The translucent roof which is to be a space age iconic feature of the raiders new stadium in las vegas is behind schedule according to the las vegas review journal.
The raiders stadium in las vegas is currently in the final stages of its construction.
Webb said the team looked at the sexier option of a retractable roof but the reality was that most of the time the roof would.
You could see construction was still being done on the 1 8 billion project which appears to be on pace for the projected july opening.
Allegiant stadium is a domed stadium located in paradise nevada united states it serves as the home stadium for the national football league nfl s las vegas raiders and the university of nevada las vegas unlv rebels college football team.
Allegiant stadium will also host the pac 12 football championship game as well as the annual las vegas bowl.
Raiders foundation helps open veterans village las vegas.
It will not host baseball games though in a boon for a raiders franchise used to.
Construction began in sept.
The roof was imperative with the hot vegas desert and now it looks as if it belongs.
The opaque roof immediately stood out as a surprise.
Live look at the new state of the art allegiant stadium being constructed in las vegas nevada which is scheduled to open in 2020.
With the stadium now completely enclosed.