Board of Trustees approve budget increase for Neyland Stadium renovations

University of Tennessee Board of Trustees approve budget increase for Neyland Stadium renovations.

University of Tennessee Board of Trustees approved a budget increase for Neyland Stadium renovations on Friday.

The increase in budget for phase 1 of Neyland Stadium’s renovation project is from $49 million to $337 million.

A timeline of renovations was announced by Tennessee in a press release and is listed below.

Fall 2023

  • Removal of South Stadium Hall with structural strengthening of the stadium’s south end
  • Partially completed Wi-Fi capabilities
  • Brick cladding around in-bowl vomitories
  • New restrooms under the Gate 10 ramp

Fall 2024

  • Full stadium-wide Wi-Fi connectivity
    Stadium kitchen, commissary and loading dock
  • New southeast elevators vertically connecting all concourses
  • New Gate 4 entry plaza
  • Brick cladding around in-bowl vomitories (phase 2)
  • Renovations and upgrades complete for all stadium skyboxes (see updated renderings)
  • Initial construction for the westside Founders Suites New restrooms and concessions on north concourse two

Fall 2025

  • Expanded south concourse 1 (increased restrooms, enhanced concessions, wider concourse)
  • Completed Founders Suites
  • Tee Martin Drive to shift south of the Gate 10 ramp

Fall 2026

  • Completion of entry plazas

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