Las Vegas Review-Journal (Sunday)

Finishing touches

Interior coming together for Raiders’ Vegas home

- By Mick Akers Contact Mick Akers at makers@reviewjour­nal.com or 702-387-2920. Follow @mickakers on Twitter.

Sthe $2 billion, 65,000-seat Allegiant Stadium as constructi­on nears its final month, and it’s clear the interior is just as dazzling as the exterior.

Finishing touches are being put on several areas of the Raiders’ new stadium, including club and suite spaces, mezzanine areas and more, as the July 31 completion date quickly approaches.

Interior photos taken by the Raiders reveal white marble flooring throughout the suites and suite mezzanine, with mostly black walls and modern lighting patterns, adding an upscale feel to one of the NFL’s newest stadiums.

Nearly finished escalators reveal a sleek, thin glass barrier, with a view looking outside the tinted glass curtain wall of the stadium’s shell.

Seat installati­on is almost complete, with that process expected to be wrapped up by the end of the month, according to the project’s constructi­on schedule.

All of the video boards and video ribbons have been installed throughout the stadium, with the largest, 254 by 49 feet, installed on the stadium’s south side.

With the Al Davis memorial torch fully installed on the building’s north end, work on the bar and the 55,000-square-foot club space that will feature the giant lanai doors is pushing ahead.

Progress on the stadium appears to be on schedule, and it should be ready to host its first major event Aug. 22, a sold-out Garth Brooks concert — that is if fans are allowed to attend live events at that time.

 ?? Matt Aguirre Las Vegas Raiders ?? Allegiant Stadium has a completion date of July 31, and seat installati­on is almost finished for the 65,000-seat facility.
Matt Aguirre Las Vegas Raiders Allegiant Stadium has a completion date of July 31, and seat installati­on is almost finished for the 65,000-seat facility.
 ?? Ali Badain Las Vegas Raiders ?? All of the video boards and video ribbons have been installed throughout the stadium.
Ali Badain Las Vegas Raiders All of the video boards and video ribbons have been installed throughout the stadium.

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