(Brook Park) - Excavation work began Monday on the Browns' future enclosed stadium on the site of a former Ford auto plant east of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. The work being done now is to create essentially an 80-foot-deep hole in the ground. That's so the playing field can be that far down, so that the enclosed stadium's roof will be low enough so it can be cleared by airplanes coming and going to Hopkins.
In a statement, Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam said, "Today marks another exciting milestone moment for the new Huntington Bank Field Stadium. We are thrilled to continue to invest not only in this stadium project and mixed-used development, but in Northeast Ohio. This is more than just a stadium, and we believe that by committing over $2 billion in private investment, we will be part of creating a transformative world class experience for our community and generate significant economic impact through construction, jobs, and future year-round events. Northeast Ohio deserves this and we are committed to continuing to invest in the growth of our region. This is a great step in our project, and we look forward to the official groundbreaking taking place on April 30th.”
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