Originally Posted by TheHelgo 
I hate to say it, but i am starting to wonder what the heck is going on? If you look at the web cam, there doesn't appear to have been much work done in the last month or so. At this pace, Phase I will be a stretch to get done by 2009 - let alone Phase II.
I disagree. When you have a big construction project in Iowa that starts in the fall, goes through the winter and spring, and finishes in summer, you're always going to see an exponential increase in how much work gets done the closer they are to finishing. Work is slow during winter and spring because they're still outdoors, putting up walls and digging dirt, etc.- activities often made impossible because of weather. Once they get structures up, then the inside work can begin, and that goes a LOT faster than outside. If you look at the stadium, that's about dead on. The new concession and suite buildings on the west side are almost done structurally; now they're adding finer details and interior work. Plus, they probably won't have to deal with sub-freezing temperatures and torrential downpours every third day.
