On Wednesday, I traveled to Hollywood Park in Inglewood to tour the roaring-to-completion project known as SoFi Stadium, which will be home to both the Los Angeles Chargers and Los Angeles Rams beginning in the 2020 season. Reports in late January had the project at “85 percent complete” as they aim for event readiness when Taylor Swift brings her “Lover Fest West” tour to SoFi on July 25, and that seemed apparent from both outside and inside the venue.
One of the two features I was most curious about was the translucent roof, and SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park managing director Jason Gannon told me that they’re about 40 percent done on installing the ETFE (Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene) panels atop where 70,000-100,000 fans will be seated per event.