All Rights Reserved, This is a BETA experience. The Los Angeles Chargers and Los Angeles Rams are getting quite the impressive new stadium, as construction continues on their $6 billion new … The development will house not just the stadium, but shops, homes, restaurants, a performance venue and offices across a 298-acre development. The current stadium was not the first stadium proposed for the sit… © 2020 Forbes Media LLC. “So they can build this for the rams but can’t fix the potholes, sweep the sidewalks, or fund public education in Inglewood......I hate this govt,” one user tweeted. All nonessential workers are working from home, and project managers are working with the general contractors, including Turner AECOM Hunt, to increase health and safety measures for those who remain onsite, the statement said. The most important news stories of the day, curated by Post editors and delivered every morning. Construction teams have taken steps to help keep workers on the SoFi Stadium project healthy during the pandemic. The stadium took four years to complete, but is nearly ready to welcome the two teams which moved back to Los Angeles in recent years. As it currently stands, the NFL plans to move forward with their year as planned, though at any time things could change due to the coronavirus pandemic.
with workers reporting to L.A. job sites on Friday, Awards hit an all-time ratings low with 6.1 million viewers.

The new, 70,000-seat home of the Rams and Chargers is set to open in late July and has an estimated cost of $5 billion, making it the priciest venue in NFL history. Construction on SoFi stadium in Inglewood is continuing because the work is exempt from Gov. Representatives of the project provided a letter sent by Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr. to County Supervisor Kathryn Barger on Friday in which Butts wrote that, based on the city’s understanding of the governor’s order, as well as a similar mandate issued by L.A. County officials, neither apply to Inglewood public construction efforts. Local government and developers of the new 70,000-capacity SoFi stadium in Los Angeles’ —home to the LA Rams and Chargers football teams—faced accusations of gentrification by … Although cities such as Boston have halted most construction, that hasn’t been the case in California. The first ever virtual Emmys were the perfect awards for our times. The spacey, curving roof over Inglewood’ s NFL stadium is coming together as the venue closes on completion. No place to study, hunger and inadequate computers hurt Eastside and South L.A. students. But now, like other Latino businesses, mercadito hangs in the balance.

The technological advancements will make it an "unrivaled" game day experience. All Rights Reserved. “The trade councils and Hollywood Park are committed to continuing to provide work at a safe jobsite for all construction workers who can remain onsite and wish to continue working,” they said. So did an order issued by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Thursday, shortly before Newsom made his announcement; the mayor’s spokesman said in an email that such work is essential to the economy. HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks’ reportedly will feature two teams — the Rams and Chargers. The stadium site was previously home to Hollywood Park, later sold and referred to as Betfair Hollywood Park, which was a thoroughbred race course from 1938 until it was shut down for racing and training in December 2013.
Friday’s tragedy further complicates its schedule. It might be perfect for L.A. SoFi Stadium’s August opening date was already on shaky ground given the uncertainty surrounding the NFL season because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. #Samsung | #SoFiStadium pic.twitter.com/SahPGRWFBd. After construction began in November 2016, the stadium is at least 97% complete, developers said earlier this month. The newspaper reported the unidentified man, who was in his 30s, was working in the southeast corner of the facility near one of the giant concrete columns that supports the stadium. Turner AECOM Hunt already has adopted a number of mitigation measures at its project sites, including more frequent cleanings and strategies for reducing the density of workers, according to guidelines provided by the project representatives. Alex Wigglesworth is a staff writer at the Los Angeles Times.