The Las Vegas Stadium Authority on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, unanimously approved up to $75 million in public funds to upgrade the north entrance of Allegiant Stadium. The project, estimated at $158 million, is intended to reduce congestion at the 6-year-old venue's primary access point for pedestrians. The Las Vegas Raiders will cover the remaining project costs of approximately $83 million.
Allegiant Stadium opened in 2020 at a total cost of $2 billion, which included $750 million in public investment. Since then, the facility has hosted 151 major ticketed events and welcomed more than 7 million attendees. Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan noted that the north side of the building, which receives significant pedestrian traffic from the Las Vegas Strip via the Hacienda Bridge, has reached its operational capacity.
The renovation plans, designed by architecture firm Grimshaw, include a raised pedestrian deck extending from the West Hacienda Avenue overpass to the northern gate. Beneath this deck, the stadium will add a dedicated pick-up and drop-off area for vehicles and a future connection to The Boring Company’s tunnel network. A canopy will also be installed over the entry plaza to provide shade and a space for activations, community programming or small concerts.
During its first six years, the venue generated $10.6 billion in economic activity. For individual attendees, the project aims to improve the experience of entering the stadium by eliminating bottlenecks at the north entrance and providing an elevated, more direct walkway from the Strip.
The $75 million in public funding is drawn from the Waterfall Residual Fund, which is fueled by surplus room tax revenue. Steve Hill, CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, stated the investment is necessary to keep the venue competitive against new stadiums planned or under construction in cities like Buffalo, Chicago, Denver, Nashville and Washington, D.C.
Hill noted that for legal and technical reasons, these specific funds could not be used to simply pay down existing stadium bonds. Instead, under Nevada law, the money must be used for stadium debt retirement, capital improvements or infrastructure. Construction is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2027 and is expected to conclude by late 2028, in time for the 2029 Super Bowl. Until then, attendees will continue to use the existing entry infrastructure.