Citrus Bowl reconstruction 50 percent complete

ORLANDO, Florida  --  The Citrus Bowl is less than six months away from hosting its first game since reconstruction started on the stadium.

Today, city and county leaders joined Florida Citrus Sports and construction workers for the “forward Progress to the 50” ceremony to celebrate the progress.

Mayor Buddy Dyer wants to remind people that it’s not a renovation, it’s more like a reconstruction because the only thing remaining from the old stadium is the upper bowl seating.

After four months of demolition, the upper bowl is pretty much all that’s left standing in this $200 million project, and Steve Hogan, with Florida Citrus Sports, says people in athletics all over the country are excited.

“They are fired up over what we’ve done here. They know it’s not just paint and replacing seats. We ripped it out and rebuilt it,” said Steve Hogan, Florida Citrus Sports.

Citrus Bowl reconstruction 

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