This is an artist's rendering of the University of Notre Dame's Campus Crossroads project that will add three academic buildings and premium seating to 84-year-old Notre Dame Stadium. Work on the $400 million project begins in November. (Image courtesy of the University of Notre Dame)
SOUTH BEND — The Fighting Irish home football season doesn't end until Nov. 22, but site preparation work has started around Notre Dame Stadium for the $400 million Campus Crossroads project.
The areas immediately east and west of the football stadium are now surrounded by fences. Large trees are being removed and heavy equipment is being used to move dirt and break up concrete around the stadium.
The whole area between the football stadium and the Joyce Center is now closed off to pedestrians.
Construction work will begin in earnest in late November on Campus Crossroads, which will add academic buildings onto the stadium.
The 800,000-square-foot project will take about 33 months, with completion expected in summer 2017, according to university officials.
Use of the stadium will continue as usual for the final two home football games this season: Nov. 15 vs. Northwestern and Nov. 22 vs. Louisville.
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