How much did Alamodome cost?
The Alamodome is a City of San Antonio-owned multipurpose domed stadium near downtown San Antonio. Ground was broken on 5 November 1990, and the venue opened on 15 May 1993 at an official reported cost of approximately $186 million. Its column-free bowl can be reconfigured for football, soccer, basketball, boxing, concerts and conventions; the current full-stadium football layout seats 62,834. A major modernization for the 2018 NCAA Men's Final Four later expanded concourses and upgraded concessions, technology and event-support spaces.
Reported project cost
$186 million
Cost basis: 1993
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How the cost changed
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Reported project cost
1993$186 million
webapp1.sanantonio.govApproved budget
2016$60.7 million
webapp9.sanantonio.govContract value
2016$49.4275 million
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Key dimensions
- CapacityAlamodome official configuration maps
- 62,834 seats
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