Stuttgart: 97 million euros for stadium

The municipal council approved the increased budget for modernization and thus investment measures amounting to 97 million euros, as a spokesman of the city announced. Thus, the homestead of the VfB Stuttgart is to be updated to the latest football championship 2024. Another 1.5 million euros should be invested for a photovoltaic system in the area of ​​roof construction.

The Baubudget increases by 27.5 million euros. The costs are held half of the city of Stuttgart and Stadion Neckarpark GmbH & Co. KG. The state capital therefore contributes 37.5 million euros to the construction measures.

With the renovation of the main grandstand, the last component in the stadium, which was still created on the old earth wall, will be renewed. The construction works according to the information according to the current Bundesliga season and last until early 2024.

Built in 1933 at the Cannstatter Wasen stadium has been modernized and expanded in recent years. Striking above all: the construction of the famous membrane roofing at the beginning of the 1990s for the athletics World Cup and the conversion to the pure football stadium 2011. In the meantime, 60,449 spectators in the Mercedes-Benz Arena, which at the EM 2024 one of ten venues will be.