Reser Stadium’s west side renovation separates itself from other stadiums across the nation

By RYAN HARLAN Sports Contributor

Over a year has passed since the Jan. 7, implosion of Reser Stadium shook the grounds of Corvallis, signaling a $162 million west side renovation of the new stadium.

The “Completing Reser Stadium Project” is nearly finished as anticipation grows for the 2023 football season.

Leading up to the start of the 2022 season, there were concerns over how the ongoing construction of Reser Stadium would impact the overall game-day experience in regards to fan attendance, parking, and how the game itself would be affected by the half-empty grandstands.

However, the Beavers boasted a 5-1 record at home during the 2022 football season, and every home game was sold out in attendance, despite the limited parking and seating for fans attending home games.

The “Completing Reser Stadium Project” is expected to be completed well before the home opener on Sept. 9 against UC Davis.

This comes as Hoffman Construction has faced challenges during the renovations of the west side including weather and steel fabrication, according to Mark Rado,

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The primary problem was with the steel and that was supply chain issues over the past two years, which is a familiar challenge that the construction industry has faced, and this project was no different from those issues.

All the required steel is now on site and it’s a matter of finishing the rest of the remaining work.

Even with the issues, there wasn’t any concern that the construction would continue into 2023 as the project had enough built-in time to help ease construction issues and delays.

The project is expected to be done a month before the home opener on Sept. 9 and Hoffman will be ready to help with any minor touch-ups that may arise when the west side is in operation.

“We’re going to be done sometime in August, roughly August, but we’ll be here with OSU up until game day,” said Rado. “OSU will start taking use of the space in August.”

On Jan. 17 members of the media, along