The Athletics broke ground on a new $1.75 billion Las Vegas ballpark on June 23, 2025, starting a long process expected to end on the team's 2028 Opening Day, according to reviewjournal.com.
In 2023, the team chose a Mortenson-McCarthy joint venture as the construction manager for the ballpark. The JV previously joined forces on the $1.97 billion Las Vegas Raiders' Allegiant Stadium. The JV will be responsible for preconstruction, estimating, scheduling, logistics, bidding, management of trade partners, labor relations and community engagement.
Crews started early groundwork in late April, in preparation for foundation work. A's President Marc Badain said that work would begin immediately, reviewjournal.com reported.
That foundation work, as well as utility work beneath the stadium's foundation, will continue throughout 2025, including the first concrete being poured, reviewjournal.com reported
Cranes are scheduled to arrive this month, allowing for vertical construction to begin in the months ahead.
"We're on time," Badain said. "I think you're going to start seeing things go vertical very quickly here. You're going to start to see a lot of development in the next couple of months."
"Three years from now we are going to see the fruits of all that labor when in 2028 we have opening day out here on the Las Vegas Strip," A's owner John Fisher said during the stadium's groundbreaking ceremony.
The team provided a year-by-year breakdown of projected milestones as the 33,000-fan capacity ballpark is constructed, according to reviewjournal.com
2025
■ Concrete work to begin.
■ Tower cranes put into place.
■ First buttress added.
■ First concrete column set.
2026
■ Steel work begins.
■ First slab on grade to be poured.
■ Buttress construction to be completed.
■ Precast work to begin.
2027
■ Suite finishings to begin.
■ Structural steel to be topped out.
■ Mega panel to be topped out.
■ First seat set to be installed.
■ Player clubhouses to be completed.
■ Playing field to begin being installed.
■ Completion of suites.
■ Enclosing of the stadium set to occur.
■ Completion of playing field installation.
2028
■ Certificate of occupancy awarded by Clark County once the stadium is substantially completed.
■ Opening day.
The ballpark is on the site of the iconic Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas, which was demolished in just 22 seconds on Oct. 9, 2024, after 67 years of operation.
Controlled Demolition Inc. (CDI) of Phoenix, Md., handled the implosion of the two towers, which was preceded — in true Las Vegas fashion — by a seven-minute fireworks and 555-drone show.
