With a record $100M in upgrades, a new & improved @EmpowerField coming 🔜
Buy Broncos Tickets“This demonstrates the deep commitment by the Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group to immediately and continually provide the best possible experience for our fans."
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— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) December 14, 2022
Following the Walton-Penner ownership group’s acquisition of the Denver Broncos in June 2022, rumors of a new stadium have run rampant across the Denver metro area.
That might happen down the road, but the team’s new ownership group is first focused on upgrading the team’s current stadium. The Broncos announced this week that the team is making more than $100 million worth of upgrades to Empower Field at Mile High.
The upgrades will include, per a press release:
- an expansion of the south stand scoreboard by 70 percent. Upgrade the south scoreboard, two other in-stadium video boards and the ribbon boards to HDR quality.
- Premium hospitality area upgrades to corridors and suites.
- Wi-Fi enhancements to Empower Field at Mile High.
- Significant concession upgrades to fans, expanding the Broncos’ sports industry-leading deployment of autonomous markets within the stadium.
- A 3,000-square-foot expansion of the Broncos Team Store, including the installation of customer restrooms for the first time.
- Installation of two new elevators to increase access for ADA patrons and guests. Those elevators will be located in the east and west sides of Empower Field.
“This significant investment in Empower Field at Mile High — the largest in the stadium’s history — demonstrates the deep commitment by the Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group to immediately and continually provide the best possible experience for our fans,” Broncos president Damani Leech said.
On Wednesday, NFL owners voted in approval of a G-4 financing loan for the team to begin the upgrades.
The south stands scoreboard expansion will arguably be the largest project. By the end of its completion, it will be the fourth-largest single scoreboard inside an NFL stadium. All upgrades will begin after the 2022 season ends, and be completed before the 2023 season commences.
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