{"id":34645,"date":"2026-03-13T04:36:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T11:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/growth-spurt-urbantoronto\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T04:36:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T11:36:26","slug":"growth-spurt-urbantoronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/growth-spurt-urbantoronto\/","title":{"rendered":"Growth Spurt | UrbanToronto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article_body\">\n<p>BMO Field is in the midst of a growth spurt, seating-wise, as temporary bleachers are coming together to the north and south of the permanent stands as the stadium is prepared for hosting duties during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Looking north across the site, the scaffold holding up the temporary seating may appear insubstantial, but the complex mesh of steel members will more than do the job of seating another 17,000 spectators than the 28,000 that can normally enjoy matches at the venue.<\/p>\n<p><imgx class=\"image-display_default\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyrisecities.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/articles\/2026\/03\/60570\/60570-195069.jpg\" data-entity-uuid=\"insert-display_default-0268628d-4322-478b-9634-21c7c22807e0\" data-entity-type=\"file\" alt=\"BMO Field bleachers construction in advance of the FIFA World Cup 2026, Toronto\" title=\"BMO Field bleachers construction in advance of the FIFA World Cup 2026, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor kotsy\" onclick=\"photo('https:\/\/cdn.skyrisecities.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/articles\/2026\/03\/60570\/60570-195069.jpg', true, 'BMO Field bleachers construction in advance of the FIFA World Cup 2026, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor kotsy'); return false;\"><span class=\"image-description\">BMO Field bleachers construction in advance of the FIFA World Cup 2026, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor kotsy<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This image comes to us courtesy of UrbanToronto Forum contributor <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/kotsy.ca\" target=\"_blank\">kotsy<\/a>. 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