Seattle’s Lumen Field transforms for World Cup as first match approaches
The first World Cup match in Seattle is just 24 days away, and Lumen Field is in the middle of a major transformation to get ready for the hundreds of thousands of fans pouring into the city. Security fencing is up all the way around the stadium, and every instance of the “Lumen” name is being covered. Plus, purple signs declaring, “We are FIFA Seattle,” are up around the venue.
Construction crews are everywhere, working in the final frenzy. The work is part of $19. 4 million passed in the last state budget to get the stadium ready.
“It’s definitely a lot of construction. But it’s great — bring it on. I hope it keeps people safe and gets things in order,” said Randall Sullivan, who works in the area.
On Friday, it was impossible to miss the workers in cranes who were covering up the word “Lumen. ” Because FIFA does not allow sponsors in stadium names, Lumen Field is temporarily becoming Seattle Stadium. “It’s really bringing up the energy.
I came to drop off my cousin at the Amtrak, and I had to come look at this,” said Angel Toltino, visiting from Lynnwood. A construction crew that traveled from out of state is on-site, helping set up temporary structures for vendors. “It’s very exciting.