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How much did Lucas Oil Stadium cost to build?

Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, is the retractable-roof stadium of the Indianapolis Colts with a football capacity of about 67,000 (expandable to over 70,000), owned by the Indiana Stadium and Convention Building Authority, designed by HKS, whose ceremonial groundbreaking was held on 20 September 2005 and which opened on 16 August 2008. The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis says its construction costs were USD 720 million, with the Colts contributing about USD 100 million and the remaining USD 620 million coming from municipal bonds repaid through taxes in Indianapolis, Marion County and nine surrounding counties.

Reported project cost

$720 million

Cost basis: 2008

looking at the field at Lucas Oil Stadium. Lucas Oil Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It replaced the RCA Dome as the home field of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Indiana, opening on the 16th of August 2008. The stadium was constructed to allow the removal of the RCA Dome and expansion of the Indiana Convention Center on its site. The stadium is on the south side of South Street, a block south of the former site of the RCA Dome. In 2
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Reported project cost2008
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Timeline

  1. 20 September 2005

    Construction started

    Encyclopedia of Indianapolis

  2. 16 August 2008

    Opened or launched

    Encyclopedia of Indianapolis

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