MINNEAPOLIS — U.S. Bank Stadium has experienced its first epic handoff.
Instead, it was Mortenson Construction symbolically handing the keys to the state-of-the-art venue to the Vikings and Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority on Friday morning to celebrate the “substantial completion” point of the 1.75 million square foot facility.
“The building is yours to occupy, use and play football,” said Mortenson Construction Senior Vice President John Wood.
The “substantial completion” point is an industry term when all the major work is completed. Some details and cleanup remain, but the milestone for the largest public/private construction project in state history was reached six weeks before the deadline.