NFL selects Music City for Super Bowl 64 as stadium nears completion; construction, workforce and DBE goals highlighted

The board heard a dual update Wednesday: the Titans confirmed NFL owners voted unanimously to bring Super Bowl 64 to Music City, and stadium project staff outlined construction milestones as the facility moves toward completion.

"That was an incredible day for us to hear that news," a Titans representative said, thanking Sports Authority members and partners for work that helped secure the event. The hosts emphasized that the league chose Nashville in part because of local interagency coordination and that the city will need continued collaboration to stage the event.

Kellen Dorsy, a Titans construction lead, told the board the stadium is roughly nine months from completion. He highlighted recent progress on the roof: a manufactured membrane is in place and crews are installing a 224-post cable-net system that will support the roof structure. Dorsy said crews were averaging about 10 post installations per day and expected the post installation work to be completed in June, with the roof opening remaining into approximately September while the final roof pillows are applied.

Dorsy described the south plaza as roughly a 60,000-square-foot activation zone aimed at weekday and community use, and showed plans for an exterior LED board the presentation described as about 4,000 square feet.

Construction-management staff reported project procurement and workforce figures to the board. "We are close to $249,557,000 in total spend to date," a project representative said, and noted the number of participating firms had grown from roughly 146 to 161. The board was reminded that the overall DBE participation goal for the project is 25 percent.

On-site workforce metrics and safety were also discussed. Project executive Mike Gallagher said 7,781 unique workers have been on site to date and that the average daily on-site workforce is about 2,100. He reported four recordable injuries in April and a project total recordable incident rate of 0.75 for the period; he said the team’s target is 0.5 and that the national and Tennessee averages are higher than the project’s current rate.

Board members and project staff discussed next steps for active construction items such as the Sigenthaler Bridge connector alignment and the planned selection of a construction manager in June, which project staff said would accelerate work on pedestrian connections and related infrastructure.

The stadium update concluded with an outreach message that the Super Bowl is expected to provide local-business and community programming opportunities, and that the project team and city partners will return with more detailed procurement, logistics and community engagement plans as the event timeline tightens.