Cable net system for roof in place, contractors say

The steel cable net system that will support the translucent ETFE roof of Allegiant Stadium is in place, contractors working on the project tweeted Friday.

Las Vegas Raiders President Marc Badain confirmed that the net is in place and that the lightweight plastic polymer roof installation probably would start in March.

The cable net has been a source of frustration since last summer when it was first stretched across the stadium floor and then lifted near the rooftop. After the stress of pulling the cables taut caused some bolts to break, several teams of engineers analyzed the problem and estimated that the roof wouldn’t be completed until May.

But on Friday, Mortenson-mccarthy, the joint-venture contractor building the $2 billion, 65,000-seat stadium, tweeted that the “big lift,” as it has been called, was completed.