A's Las Vegas stadium takes shape as a second steel truss arch rises on the Strip

The Athletics' stadium on the Las Vegas Strip is beginning to resemble the final product, with the second steel truss arch added this week for what will eventually provide a similar look to Australia's famed Sydney Opera House. “This week was a very exciting week,” said Tyler Van Eeckhaut, project director for contractors Mortenson-McCarthy. A's President Marc Badain said following Thursday's Las Vegas Stadium Authority meeting that the $2 billion, 33,000-person capacity domed ballpark rema...

By MARK ANDERSON