Bills Announce Official Start of Construction for New Stadium

The Buffalo Bills are officially set to begin construction on "the biggest project ever built in Western New York."

The Buffalo Bills announced Thursday that the Erie County Legislature approved the team's new stadium agreement, which means the process of building the venue will begin ASAP and on schedule, with "major construction" scheduled for June.

What is currently being call "the biggest project ever built in Western New York," New Bills Stadium is scheduled to be completed in July 2026, as the goal is for it to be ready for the 2026 season.

"We want to thank Governor Hochul, the County Executive and all of our public partners for bringing this process to a successful conclusion," Bills executive vice president & COO Ron Raccuia said, per the team's website. "All of the legal agreements and public-private partnerships with the county and the state are signed. There are no more documents. All the focus is now on construction and the opening of the stadium, which will start immediately."

The 1.35 million square foot venue will be built on 242 acres of land, meaning the "state-of-the-art open-air stadium," will have plenty of room to accommodate for the loud and proud Bills Mafia. Raccuia said that the focus is now completely shifted toward getting the massive project completed.

"Now that all the negotiations are over, we are excited to begin the physical phase of this project, which will lead to the opening of the stadium," Raccuia said. "Major construction in June will begin with excavation. The final design elements are never really final, but it's extremely dialed in at this point."

The Bills will head into the 2023 season as they slowly say goodbye to Highmark Stadium.

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