After the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees approved a $49 million budget increase for the first phase of the Neyland Stadium renovation, the school this week released renderings of the $337 million project. Here's a look at what the school envisions, as well as a timeline for each phase of the project:
Fall 2023
- Removal of South Stadium Hall with structural strengthening of the stadium's south end
- Partially completed Wi-Fi capabilities
- Brick cladding around in-bowl vomitories
- New restrooms under the Gate 10 ramp
Fall 2024
- Full stadium-wide Wi-Fi connectivity
- Stadium kitchen, commissary and loading dock
- New southeast elevators vertically connecting all concourses
- New Gate 4 entry plaza
- Brick cladding around in-bowl vomitories (phase 2)
- Renovations and upgrades complete for all stadium skyboxes (see updated renderings below)
- Initial construction for the westside Founders Suites New restrooms and concessions on north concourse two
Fall 2025
- Expanded south concourse 1 (increased restrooms, enhanced concessions, wider concourse)
- Completed Founders Suites
- Tee Martin Drive to shift south of the Gate 10 ramp
Fall 2026
- Completion of entry plazas
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