USC News: LA City Council Approves New Trojans Stadium

Rawlinson Stadium will replace McAlister Field.

The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday approved plans for the construction of a new stadium for the women's soccer and lacrosse teams.

In a 13-0 vote, council members green-lit planning documents and other required changes to allow the construction of the stadium that will replace USC's McAlister Field. 

The project, called the Rawlinson Stadium, will be a three-story stadium with 27,714 square feet of floor area with a total occupancy of 2,458 people, according to the project summary. The east side of the stadium will consist of a two-story pavilion level with a height of 15 feet.

A six-foot-tall fence will be installed on the east, north and west sides of the stadium. Additionally, the project will include several amenities, such as locker rooms, training areas, medical center, an audio/visual room and television and radio broadcast areas.

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McAlister Field was opened in recognition of Title IX and for the 50th anniversary of it, USC promised to develop it into a stadium.

Rawlinson Stadium will cost the university roughly $38 million and replace the existing McAlister Field, located at the corner of 30th and Hoover streets in South L.A.