University of Minnesota Athletics
TCF Bank Stadium's First Brick Put in Place Monday
4/7/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
With steel installation at TCF Bank Stadium continuing at a rapid pace, construction of the future home of Golden Gopher football moved into the next phase on Monday afternoon, when the first brick of the project was set in place.
Hilding Mortenson who helped build the original Memorial Stadium as a 16-year-old and an uncle of Mort Mortenson Jr., chairman of Mortenson Construction laid the first brick during a private ceremony that took place at the stadium site.
Minnesota athletics director Joel Maturi was also on hand to usher in this next stage of the construction, which comes just under a year and a half before the stadium’s opening in September of 2009.
Under construction since July of 2007, steel installation is expected to be completed this summer. Construction at the work site continues to move forward on time and on budget. Fundraising for the facility also continues. To date over $75 million toward the goal of $86 million in donations and sponsorships has been raised.
