Cost to build Texas high school stadium rises to $70M
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Rising construction costs have pushed the price tag for a high school stadium north of Dallas to a whopping $70 million.
Voters in McKinney approved a bond package in May that set aside $50 million to build a 12,000-seat football stadium. Another $11 million previously was set aside for site preparation and other work.
But The Dallas Morning News reports (http://bit.ly/2bq3atC ) officials recently learned that concrete prices have soared, driving up the cost. A decision to do additional road construction around the stadium also is contributing.
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The new construction estimate would appear to make the project the most expensive high school stadium ever built.
The school district is one of the fastest-growing in Texas. Three high schools would use the stadium, and soccer and lacrosse teams also would compete there.