Photo Essay
Hennepin County Board approves final design for new Minnesota Twins ballpark

October 30, 2007

Photo essay by Steve Share, Labor Review editor

The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners voted final approval November 6 for the proposed design of the new ballpark for the Minnesota Twins. Site preparation work already has  begun. The general contractor, Mortenson, will build the ballpark under a Project Labor Agreement with the Minneapolis Building & Construction Trades Council. Completion is scheduled for 2010. At an October 30 meeting, a model of the 40,000-seat open air stadium was on display for Commissioners, the news media, and the public.

For more information on the new ballpark, visit the Minnesota Twins website.

Above: Hennepin County Commissioner Randy Johnson examined the model.

Above: Television news crews shot photos of the model.

Above: This is the entrance to the ballpark which will greet people entering the ballpark who are coming from Hennepin Ave.

Above: Another view of the main entrance to the stadium.

Above: Another view of the the ballpark entrance. Note the adjacent parking ramp. The stadium also will be located near the station linking the Hiawatha light rail line with the Northstar commuter rail line.

Above: A view of the field from behind home plate.

Above: Another view of the ballpark. Note the freight train routed below the stadium.

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