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Vikings Stadium Build Zooms Along; Focus Shifts To Field

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The giant shell of the new Minnesota Vikings stadium is all but done and work on the inside is humming along. Now the team needs a field to play on.

The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority is seeking bids on artificial turf for the $1 billion stadium set to open next year. The request formally posted last week and advertised more broadly Monday looks for a 99,000-square-foot section of turf for NFL play and 32,000-square feet suitable for baseball.

The new stadium is a roofed facility, which means it wouldn’t be suitable for natural grass.