Dolphins say stadium project will be done in time for season

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The first game of the 2016 season is three months away for the Miami Dolphins, and their stadium is far from ready.

But team officials say they're on schedule with a major renovation project, thanks to crews working around the clock since late December.

Officials gave a tour of the stadium Thursday, and the scope of the project was underscored by the enormous cranes towering above in all directions. In the stadium's four corners, a skeletal assembly of trusses awaited a new canopy.

In short, the place is a mess. That's the reason team president Tom Garfinkel keeps hearing the same question. He said the project is on schedule, and barring unforeseen circumstances, the stadium will be football-ready for the start of the season.

Associated Press