Costs could slow Eugene 2021 stadium renovation

Published by Gene Cherry/Reuters.com on February 2nd 2016

Construction costs may push the renovation of the stadium in Eugene, Oregon that is to host the 2021 world championships beyond a projected 2017 completion date, organizers say.

A decision will be made in the coming months on a timetable for the $50-60 million privately funded Hayward Field project, TrackTown USA President Vin Lananna and Paul Weinhold, president and CEO of the University of Oregon Foundation, told Reuters.

"The feedback we are getting right now is because of some major projects around the state, and certainly on campus, there is a real tight supply of available sub-contractors. It is not true inflation but they are very busy so they charge more," Weinhold said in a telephone interview.

"So we would have to evaluate what it would cost to do the project a year later."