A steel beam is about to become part of North Texas sports history. On Feb. 18, leaders gathered at Toyota Stadium to mark a major construction milestone: the “topping out” of the stadium’s new east-side structure.
During the ceremony, Mayor Jeff Cheney, city officials and representatives from FC Dallas joined project partners in signing the final steel beam before it’s installed high above the growing framework.
The moment marked a symbolic turning point as the long-planned transformation of one of North Texas’ most recognizable sports venues moves from early demolition and groundwork into its vertical build phase.
A Long-Term Transformation
Topping-out ceremonies mark the moment when a building’s final structural beam is put into place. At Toyota Stadium, the event also showed how far construction has come since work began on the east side shortly after the January 2025 FCS Championship Game…