Turner Construction will be construction manager for Kansas football gateway project
LAWRENCE — Kansas University announced Monday that Turner Construction has been selected as the construction manager for the Gateway Project that encompasses David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium and the immediate area.
A KU release outlined that Engineering News-Record ranks Turner Construction as the best construction manager in the nation. It also described Turner Construction as the third-best sports builder. And while more information about this project will be revealed Aug. 15, this is another step forward in significant plan for the Kansas football program and campus in general.
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“We are honored to have the opportunity to work with Kansas Athletics and Multistudio on this exciting project that will transform the 11th and Mississippi area, enhance the KU football experience and bring additional events and economic activity to the Lawrence community,” Joshua Jones, an operations manager for Turner Construction, said in the release.
KU first announced the Gateway Project in October 2022. Earlier this year, it received $50 million through the Kansas Department of Commerce’s University Challenge Grant program. According to the application for the challenge grant, the estimated cost for the project is $335 million.
Renovations are already underway at the Anderson Family Football Complex. That includes overhauls of the football team’s locker room and weight room. But there’s more significant work to come.
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“We are excited to work with a firm that we have such a great relationship and trust with,” Sean Lester, a deputy athletic director for administration at KU, said in the release. “We have collaborated with Turner in the past on some amazing projects, and feel fortunate to move forward with them on the Gateway Project.”
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Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He is the National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas for 2022. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.
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