Here’s the latest update on Globe Life Field, where some cold air is now blowing
The third truss for the retractable roof at Globe Life Field is nearly installed, and construction of the $1.1-billion ballpark is 75 percent complete some six months shy of the proposed target date for completion.
Perhaps the bigger news, though, is that air conditioning is flowing through parts of the future home of the Texas Rangers.
Hallelujah!
Among the other noteworthy updates:
▪ All steel work for the 5.5-acre roof is expected to be completed by Nov. 1.
▪ Metal decking and roofing for the east and west sides is complete.
▪ The precast for the lower seating bowl is 75 percent complete and should be done by Oct. 1.
▪ All concrete for the home clubhouse should be finished this week, and the tiling for the bathroom and showers in the home clubhouse is finished.
▪ The four-story office building on the south side of the ballpark, which will house the Rangers’ front office, is 85 percent done.
The Manhattan Construction Company has set March 1 as a target date for completion of the ballpark. The Rangers will play their first game there March 23 in an exhibition against the St. Louis Cardinals and will host their first regular-season game March 31 against the Los Angeles Angels.
The Rangers open the 2020 MLB season March 26 at Seattle.
