Memorial Stadium Construction

Construction Update

The redevelopment of Memorial Stadium is a legacy project to better serve the needs of future generations of SPS students and maximize its use for the community in new and different ways.

With the construction phase underway now through 2027 – led by construction partner Sellen Construction – we will provide regular project updates via this website, campus signage, digital alerts, and monthly project email updates available upon request at MemorialStadium@sellen.com. In addition, Seattle Center will continue to coordinate updates with partner/resident organizations and event partners, and will post construction alerts and signage on campus.

For a peek at the project, visit the viewing windows near the International Fountain lawn and on Harrison Street, next to Artists at Play!

Construction Schedule

Construction work hours are 6 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends (if necessary) – with no construction on most holidays – in accordance with site logistics and permit approvals. This activity will result in noise from vacuum excavator trucks, saw cutting, core hole drilling, dump trucks, and other heavy equipment.

Upcoming Construction Activity & Neighborhood Impact Updates

Structural steel and precast erection are currently under way and nearing completion.
Murals by local artists and students will be installed in September on the south and west sides of the project site.
Personnel access points are at the NE (Republican Street) and SW (Harrison Street) corners.
The North entrance of the SPS Parking Lot (east side of Memorial Stadium) is currently closed.
The project perimeter has been adjusted to allow for hardscape and landscape work on the west and south sides of the construction site, resulting in pedestrian detours near International Fountain and a narrowing of Harrison Street.
As part of the construction of a new Memorial Stadium, a number of trees within the construction zone have been removed. This work is a necessary and carefully planned part of the project and approved through the City’s permitting and environmental processes. Learn more about tree sustainability including tree preservation, tree replanting, tree offsets, and the new tree canopy as part of the new landscape design.

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View the construction site

Getting Around

Sidewalk Closures

Republican St. and 4^th Ave N. sidewalks will be closed on both sides of the street from 5^th Ave N. to Mercer Street.

Road Closures & Traffic Impacts

Republican St. and 4^th Ave N. will be closed to through traffic west of the Seattle Center parking lot exit.

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