Construction update from the Central Street Consortium

This week, Ryan Field construction crews continue to make progress on the following:

• Site concrete work along with compaction at the northeast end of the site for site improvements
• Unit pavers on the northeast side
• Site work at the North Lot
• Limestone panel installation on the east and south sides
• Precast planter wall installation on the northwest side
• Limestone panels installation on the north side proceeding around to the west
• Limestone panel support install on the west side
• Stadium seat anchor and support system installation
• Student bleacher wall closure and rail installation
• Scoreboard facade metal panel installation
• Scoreboard video board installation
• Interior light gauge metal framing partitions throughout the stadium
• Drywall hanging and finishing on all levels
• Thin brick veneer in the North Endzone Club
• Overhead mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) and fire protection throughout the stadium
• Overhead MEP pipe insulation within the stadium
• MEP in-wall rough-in on all levels of the stadium
• Metal decking operations for the marketplaces and concessions located on the upper concourse
• Spray foam insulation
• Miscellaneous metal and steel stair installation
• Ceramic wall tile installation in main concourse and field level restrooms
• Toilet accessory installation in main concourse restrooms
• Storefront glazing installation at marketplaces on the main and upper concourses
• Storefront wall tile and metal panels at the marketplaces on the main concourse and upper concourses
• Fiber cement wall panels on the main and upper concourses
• Resinous flooring on main and upper concourse corridors
• Field preparation and grading for the athletic playing field
• Field trench perimeter drains for the athletic playing field
• Fiber pull along Jackson Avenue between Lincoln Street and Central Street. This will take place along sidewalks, curb lanes, traffic lanes and alleys

The City of Evanston has commenced its watermain replacement project along Central Street. If you have questions about this particular project, please contact the 311 Center.

Questions or concerns?

Northwestern and the Central Street Consortium, in coordination with the City of Evanston, are committed to maintaining a responsive and robust channel of communication with the community throughout the process to Rebuild Ryan Field.

Visit the Ryan Field website to ask questions and stay informed about upcoming milestones, including weekly construction updates. Visit the City of Evanston website to stay up to date on all Evanston construction projects and events.

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Want to learn more?

For questions and comments — or to learn more about the project — community members can reach out directly.

The Central Street Consortium team is available Monday through Friday by contacting Zola Stewart at 708-723-5716 or zstewart@tcco.com. The team welcomes ongoing engagement and is happy to provide information about the project, career opportunities in construction and local business involvement.

For media contacts, plus downloadable images and multimedia, please visit For Journalists on the Northwestern website.