Memorial Stadium Centennial Project
Recent Construction Updates
Week of October 27, 2025
- Rock M Club slab on grade poured, which allows the start of columns and roof steel.
- Area C Concourse has been fine-graded and will receive concrete soon.
- Area A high roof is well over halfway complete.
- Precast in North Area A is complete, outside of Stair 1.
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North Aerial
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Area A High Roofing Install
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High Club Ceiling Framing
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South Elevation
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Week of October 20, 2025
- Began architectural precast on Stair 2.
- Framing, drywall top-out and MEP rough-in occuring on every floor.
- Stair 1 roofing complete, with roofing on Area A above the west Tiger Dens to follow.
- Rock M Club slab on grade pour will kick off roof steel and decking.
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Concourse Area A Spray Foam Insulation
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Rock M Club Rebar/Vapor Barrier
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Stair 1 Roofing Install
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Scoreboard Steel & Grating
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Week of October 13, 2025
- Enclosure of the structure before winter continues with DensGlass, waterproofing, roofing and bi-fold doors.
- Retaining wall at field level poured.
- Team Store slab on metal deck poured.
- Another slab on grade pour for concessions and bathrooms upcoming, as is the SOG pour for the Rock M Club.
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Team Store
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West Level 1C Concourse Wall Footing
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Rock M Club Underground Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing
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Area A Tiger Dens
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Week of October 6, 2025
- Concrete masonry starting in Tiger Dens.
- West electrical rooms showing progress with cans and conduit hanging.
- Air and vapor barrier being installed, which will allow precast and masonry to follow.
- Holding tank for drain tile surrounding the elevator pit being excavated.
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Level 3A Tiger Dens
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Level 3 Electric Room
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West Concourse
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North Area A
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Week of September 29, 2025
- East tower crane all but complete.
- Level 1.5 slab on metal deck poured, as well as the remaining bridge walkway connecting west to east.
- Soft start on lower roof in Area A.
- Underground plumbing in the west concourse and Rock M Club moving along.
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Level 2C Slab on Metal Grade Prep
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Level 2A Bi-Fold Doors
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West Concessions
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East Level 1.5 Mezzanine Slab on Metal Deck
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Week of September 22, 2025
- Final beam put in place in "Topping Off" ceremony.
- Decking on all levels is essentially complete.
- Slab on metal deck pours scheduled.
- DensGlass is in place in the front of Area A, with precast and masonry set for October.
- West bowl seating is starting to take shape, with the subgrade being prepped for concrete pours.
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Final Beam in Place
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Area C Steel & Decking
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Area A DensGlass
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West Bowl Fine Grading
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Week of September 8, 2025
- Exterior framing on the north side is making significant progress.
- Level 2A top-out drywall is mostly complete with a jump on bifold door frames.
- Only two wall pours remaining on the Rock M Club.
- Temporary roofing is about to be installed so drywall work can begin in the electrical rooms.
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Exterior Framing
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Looking East over the Rock M Club
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Rock M Club North Wall
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Area C Steel & Ramp Gate 2E
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November 2024
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September 2025
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Week of August 18, 2025
- Stair core concrete walls are now complete.
- Steel erection has resumed on the final third of the building along the east side of the north concourse.
- Concrete has been placed for the Level 1 ticketing space slab on grade, as well as the treads for Stair 1.
- Upcoming work this weekend includes pours for the Level 3A topping slab, the Northeast Rock M wall and GB-8.
- Exterior framing continues on both the north and south sides of the project.
- Interior framing and top-out work are progressing steadily.
- Level 1 masonry is advancing quickly and is expected to be completed within the next few weeks.
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North Elevation & Exterior Framing
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West Concourse
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Ticketing Area Concrete
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North End Zone from the East
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Week of August 11, 2025
- PH1 steam tunnel completed and backfilled.
- Began final tall wall pour on the stair core excavation, with only the tunnel lid left to be completed.
- Rebar mats began on the north Rock M Club wall, since waterproofing was completed early in the week.
- Walls on level two started to be topped out.
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Tall Wall Pour No. 3
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East View by the Ramp
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Tunnel ERS Shoring
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North Side of Area B
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August 11, 2025
- On Monday, August 11, Mizzou Director of Athletics Laird Veatch and Mizzou's Senior Leadership Team visited the construction site to view the progress of the project and visit with members of the construction team.
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Week of August 4, 2025
- Level 1 concrete masonary unit block and plumbing carriers continue to be installed.
- Overhead mechanical, engineering and plumbing and insulation of piping coordinated closely.
- Stair 2 is up and running, and Stair 1 is installed and ready for concrete.
- West tunnel walls are complete, and the last tall wall pour is scheduled.
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Rock M Club Earth Removal and Waterproofing
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Plan View of Hammerhead and Tunnel
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Tower Crane Down and Reinstall to West
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View from South End Zone
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Week of July 21, 2025
- Completed Level 3 Area B steel on metal deck pour.
- Completed first slab on grade pour in the west concessions and restroom area.
- Stair 2 has been installed and will receive concrete infill soon, allowing the temporary stairs to be dismantled.
- Preparing to revise logistics and delivery patterns when students return to campus and classes resume.
Week of July 7, 2025
- Forming and pouring underground stair core wells will allow construction to continue to the east.
- Ironworkers have been diligently working to meet CSI at Area C.
- Digging out of the Rock M Club is nearly complete.
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Rock M Club
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Level 1A Concessions Fine Grading & Plumbing
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Elevator 3-5 Formwork
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Aerial Looking Northwest
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Week of June 16, 2025
- Lots of steel work and concrete progress.
- Rock M Club earth removal continues to make significant strides.
- Decks have been poured on Level 2 Area A and Level 2 Area B.
- Footings began in the Stair Core, with waterproofing following closely behind.
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Level 2 Area B Concrete
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Rock M Club Earth Removal Progress
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East Concourse Stair 19 Formwork
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Excavation
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Week of June 2, 2025
- Ready for first slab on metal deck concrete pour.
- Continuing to break rock on the east side.
- Work continues excavating footing and elevator shafts in multiple places.
- Chilled water tie-in continues underneath Mick Deaver.
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Area B Precast
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Area B Stadia
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Chilled Water Straddle Block
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Night Shift Rock Breaking
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Week of May 26, 2025
- Asphalt has been placed over the sanitary bore pit in the South End Zone — a major milestone now completed.
- Steel work in Sequence 3 is now finished.
- Majority of Level 2 steel installation in Area B (Central area of north concourse) was completed.
- Ironworkers prepared for the precast stadia installation in Area B, scheduled for this week.
- K-Line wall footing was poured in Area C (East side of stadium), along with numerous grade beams and pier caps.
- Excavation for the earth retention system (ERS) continues to deepen — revealing a surprising amount of buried oak timbers.
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Site Looking West
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Site Looking South
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View from the North
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Chilled Water Crossing Mick Deaver
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Week of May 19, 2025
- Concrete poured in south tunnel entrance, with asphalt to follow.
- Steel decking is complete in Area A, with Level 2 decking well underway.
- Retaining walls on the west bowl seating area have been poured, and more will be taking shape in the coming weeks.
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Precast Placed
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Area A Precast and Decking
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Area A Looking South
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Project Site Looking Northwest
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Week of May 12, 2025
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Steel Progress
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ERS Progress
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January 2025
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May 2025
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Week of May 5, 2025
- Steel and decking exponentially changes daily with 20-25 ironworkers on site.
- Stair core, tunnel and Rock M Club continues to take shape.
- Tie-backs, lagging and H-piles continue to be added to help remove more of the old soil and rock to make way for new foundation walls.
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View from North
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Steel Looking East
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Project View from East Side of Stadium
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View Looking East
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Week of April 28, 2025
- Steel erection continued with crews averaging 65–70 pieces installed per day in the North End Zone.
- The long-awaited structure is now visibly taking shape, marking a major milestone in the project.
- Hayes Construction is focused on the east stair core and tunnel, installing H-piles, lagging and tie-backs as they dig deeper toward the bottom.
- The field-level club area progress has been smoother than expected, thanks to earlier rock removal during storm culvert installation.
- CSI crews have advanced with the construction of footings and walls, shaping the lower levels of the new addition.
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Steel Progress
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Club Level Wall
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Stair Core
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Project View from East Side of Stadium
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Week of April 21, 2025
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Stair Core Excavation
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Field Level Retaining Wall Layout
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Week of April 14, 2025
- Crews completed all 98 deep foundations, marking a major milestone in the early phases of construction.
- Crews also installed the crane road and positioned it for use for this week’s first delivery of steel on site.
- Concrete Strategies finished all pier caps and footings through Construction Line 17, keeping the momentum strong.
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Installing Steel
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Installing Steel
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Crane Road
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View from the Tower Crane
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Week of April 7, 2025
- The large red 200-ton crane was successfully removed from the site, opening up valuable space for continued construction.
- Deep pier work in Area B (middle portion of construction site) has been completed, while drilling in Area C (east side of construction site) is now approximately 50% finished.
- Crews are currently backfilling a portion of the access ramp to the field level in preparation for the installation of the final three 30-inch concrete slugs.
- The east tower crane has been actively supporting construction efforts by delivering rebar and assisting with the installation of the bore and jack machine in the north bore pit.
- The footing for the west tower crane has been poured, marking another key milestone in the project.
- Concrete Strategies also contributed to the week's progress by pouring several dozen cubic yards of concrete across the site.
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West Tower Crane Footing
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Elevator Pit & Waterproofing
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Backfill Access Ramp For Last Piers
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Drill Rig
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Week of March 31, 2025
- Our Whiting-Turner construction crews have nearly completed pier caps in Area A, which is the west side of the construction site closer to Providence Road.
- The elevator and steam entrance pit are both excavated and currently getting treated with concrete.
- This week, crews have been building a crane road and started excavation of the east stair core.
- On the site now, you’ll see a tower crane, a Liebherr 1300 crawler crane and a second foundation for another tower crane that’s due to arrive in July.
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View from West Aerial
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View from North Aerial
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Prefab Transformer Duct Banks
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Site Scope with Cranes
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