New Stadium One Step Closer for Marlins

The Miami Herald is reporting that the Marlins are crossing over crucial hurdles to get their stadium.

An agreement is in place that will see the new stadium built in Little Havana, and it is slated to seat about 37,000 and will have a retractable roof. The total cost for the stadium is about $525M, with the county paying $249M and maintaining ownership, the city will put in $121M while the Marlins will pay $155M up front. There is also a planned parking garage that the city would own.

The stadium is a part of a plan that will overhaul downtown Miami and the total cost of the project is being estimated at abotu $3 billion. The project includes a port-tunnel system to allow heavy trucks to bi-pass main traffic as well as a park and affordable housing and shops for the area. The Marlins proposed stadium would be set as a main draw for the area.