{"id":33284,"date":"2025-11-18T22:06:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T06:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/turner-walsh-jv-tops-out-on-850m-illinois-stadium\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T22:06:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T06:06:15","slug":"turner-walsh-jv-tops-out-on-850m-illinois-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/turner-walsh-jv-tops-out-on-850m-illinois-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Turner-Walsh JV tops out on $850M Illinois stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/805837\/2025-11-18_15.15.54\/turner-walsh-jv-850m-stadium-northwestern-construction.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>A <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turnerconstruction.com\/insights\/northwestern-and-turner-walsh-joint-venture-celebrate-topping-out-of-ryan-field\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Turner-Walsh joint venture has topped out<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> the new $850 million Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois for project owner Northwestern University, Turner announced in a Nov. 12 release.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Stakeholders, including over 400 construction workers, commemorated the installation of the college football stadium\u2019s final steel beam, which project team members, architects, engineers and trade partners had signed. Also in attendance were members of the Ryan family, Northwestern University leaders and city officials.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/northwestern-taps-turner-walsh-jv-for-800m-stadium-build\/646473\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>JV won the stadium project in 2023<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> and broke ground in 2024 amid <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/turner-walsh-breaks-ground-northwestern-university-stadium\/722711\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>legal challenges from residents<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> who didn\u2019t want a concert venue in the neighborhood.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The stadium \u2014 both the existing and upcoming \u2014 was named Ryan Field after 1959 Northwestern graduate Patrick G. Ryan, founder of AON Corporation and chairman of the Northwestern Board of Trustees.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Ryan family donated $480 million to the funding of the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/frontofficesports.com\/exclusive-tour-northwestern-new-ryan-field-construction\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>new stadium in 2021<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, Front Office Sports reported. The project, which has a maximum budget of $862 million, is fully funded by private backers, including the university. It is the most expensive stadium in college football, per Front Office Sports.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The stadium\u2019s roof canopy structure is about finished, which marks the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/rebuildryanfield.com\/construction-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>end of structural steel erection<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, according to updates to the project\u2019s timeline on its website earlier this month. In the meantime, interior wall construction continues, along with the installation of utility infrastructure. Seating installation is also underway.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The new <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/rebuildryanfield.com\/faq\/#:~:text=The%20new%20Ryan%20Field%20will%20be%20designed%20for%20a%20maximum,the%20stadium%20and%20surrounding%20neighborhoods.\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Ryan Field will have a capacity<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> of 35,000 seats. That\u2019s 12,000 fewer than the current venue, which the project team says is designed to create a more intimate setting. The project remains on track to open in 2026, per Turner\u2019s release.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>When complete, it will be among the most accessible and sustainable stadiums in college sports, per the New York City-based contractor, targeting LEED Gold certification and featuring community-oriented green spaces and public plazas.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/turner-walsh-jv-850m-stadium-northwestern-construction\/805837\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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