VIDEO: Construction on Las Vegas Athletics Ballpark Passes Halfway Mark Ahead of 2028 Debut

Construction on the Athletics’ $2.1 billion ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip is more than halfway complete, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal . The venue’s signature silhouette is steadily rising above the former Tropicana site, keeping the Mortenson-McCarthy joint venture on pace to finish the 33,000-seat stadium by its Feb. 29, 2028 deadline. Here’s Casino.org ’s own Chris Holmes with an on-site report: Inside the stadium footprint, progress continues. Crews have already hoisted three of the ballpark’s five massive steel roof trusses into place, giving shape to its distinctive “armadillo-like” roofline.