MINNEAPOLIS — The workforce of the new Vikings stadium is on its way to peaking as construction milestones near the building’s roofline continue to be met, a Mortenson Construction representative told the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority Friday at its monthly meeting.
The number of construction workers on site has reached more than 1,000 men and women. Mortenson Constructin Executive Eric Grenz said that number is expected to peak near 1,200 this summer, and the project remains on schedule for completion in July 2016.
Of the workforce, 37 percent are minorities and 10 percent are females, helping the project continue to meet equity goals of 32 and six percent, respectively, that were established at the project’s inception.