The final steel beam was placed in the Colorado Springs Switchbacks' new downtown stadium during a Topping Off Ceremony, hosted by the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on Friday, May 15, 2020. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Construction on the new Colorado Springs Switchbacks Stadium downtown continues to stay on schedule, despite pandemic setback concerns.Construction company GE Johnson is building the new stadium. Project officials are discussing plans for a new Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC stadium, including how mixed-use amenities will be incorporated into the design. Construction has safely continued on the venue, part of the City for Champions project throughout the city, over the course of the year. The stadium is immediately adjacent to UCHealth Park.
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"The USL has not set a possible return date for the 2020 season, but announced Friday full-sided training moratoriums have been extended league-wide. In July 2018, the City of Colorado Springs announced plans to construct a new stadium to be ready for play by the 2021 season. At an altitude of roughly 6,600 feet above sea-level, the stadium is at the highest elevation of any primary home stadium used by a professional team in the American soccer pyramid. Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers, Switchbacks owner Ed Ragain, Vice President of Operations at Weidner Apartment Homes Robert Carr, and Jim Johnson, CEO of GE Jonson Construction, made commemoration speeches, as the public viewed the event from their cars; honking their horns in celebration. None of their material orders have been delayed due to the pandemic, but they know it’s a possibility.“We have a plan-B if necessary if some material does get delayed,” said project manager John McCorkle. Weidner Field is a 5,000 seat soccer-specific stadium built in Colorado Springs, Colorado. “One of the things COVID has done, is put a focus on what the user experience will be in this venue from a touch-less standpoint, and how can we sanitize and make it a safe environment.”Ragain says, bathrooms will be contact-free except for door handles, and they’re discussing how to enhance food service safety.California's Apple fire scorches 26,450 acres and is 5% contained; smoke seen as far as ArizonaTrader Joe's Just Backtracked on This Big Brand Name ChangeSwitchbacks Stadium construction remains on schedule despite pandemicShow full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. Local dignitaries graced the construction site at Cimarron just east of I-25, speaking to fans sitting in their cars who honked approvingly in the new era of social distancing. The Switchbacks have been training in small groups as recently as this week.
There are 2,300 to 2,700 parking spaces within a 10-minute walk of the stadium, which would be found on the street, at surface lots, parking garages and in residential areas, the consultants say. They say the project remains on it’s intended timeline of completion by February 2021 after breaking ground this past January. The final steel beam was placed in the Colorado Springs Switchbacks' new downtown stadium during a Topping Off Ceremony, hosted by the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC … Driving this new partnership is our desire to participate in the move to a new permanent stadium in downtown Colorado Springs. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)Ryan "Big Gun" Landrey, left, and Dan Betell, right, with Derr & Gruenewald Construction, connect the final steel beam in the Colorado Springs Downtown Stadium during a Topping Off Ceremony hosted by the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on Friday, May 15, 2020.