By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com
There was a brief period of time when the number of construction workers dropped at the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium construction site because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that number has returned to normal for this period of the $1.97 billion stadium project, stadium consultant Jeremy Aguero said Tuesday.
Two construction workers have tested positive for coronavirus — one in March and the other this month.
The workers were sent home and were in isolation. The project’s joint venture contractor, Mortenson/McCarthy, has installed coronavirus safety signs around the perimeter of the 62.5-acre site on the west side of I-15 across from Mandalay Bay.
Workers have been advised to stay apart by six feet. Sanitizers have been installed at some worker entrances.
The Raiders say the 65,000-seat domed stadium is still on schedule to be completed July 31.
Construction continues at the stadium site, “respecting the additional worker safety requirements in light of COVID-19,” Aguero said.
Gov. Steve Sisolak has deemed construction an essential business.
There have been 130 Nevadans who have lost their lives to this novel coronavirus. More than 23,000 Americans have died from COVID-19.
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