BY JEFF NEIBURG
Nov. 3, 2021
Study recommends new Bills stadium, silent on Orchard Park vs. Buffalo location
Will it be Orchard Park or will it be downtown Buffalo? A study put together by a private consulting firm retained by the state did not recommend where it would go, but it told the Hochul administration that the Bills should build a new stadium rather than renovate Highmark Stadium.
The study says it will cost $1.354 billion to construct a new stadium on adjoining county-owned property in Orchard Park next to the team’s existing stadium. It said a downtown stadium would cost at least an additional $350 million because of extra expenses related to more complex land purchases and infrastructure improvements.
Building downtown, the report said, will also add an additional 12 months to the construction timetable.
The purpose of the report is to help guide negotiations between state and team officials.
AECOM, the consulting firm, was paid about $150,000 for the report, the Hochul administration recently said.
Here's the full report, and details from Tom Precious.
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