The athletic department’s proposal for renovating the north end zone of Kinnick Stadium started at $30 million, the most expensive upgrade to the stadium since the $89 million south end zone revamp/press box build in 2006. Less than a year later, the pricetag has grown to $75 million and might not be done.
Rod Lehnertz, UI’s senior vice president for finance and operations, said the initial cost was configured before UI investigated the site and the scope of the project.
“Initial programming and design efforts have indicated the project costs will be more than what was originally stated,” Lehnertz wrote in an email to The Gazette.