BOSTON — The redevelopment of White Stadium in Franklin Park reached a major construction milestone this week as the final steel beam was added to the stadium structure.
The milestone marks the completion of the 2,500-ton steel structural framework for the new stadium, which will be used by both Boston Public Schools athletes and Boston Legacy Football Club, the professional women’s soccer team that played its inaugural season this year.
Though thunder and lightning forced officials to cancel the ceremonial beam lift Friday morning, officials from the city, public school district, Boston Legacy and the development team gathered to celebrate what Mayor Michelle Wu called a “once-in-a-generation” project…