Still, Tom Garfinkel — the team CEO and driving force behind the two-year modernization plan — is confident that the hard deadline for the stadium to be usable, Aug. 29, will be met.
More than 1,000 construction workers are logging 10-hour days, even on Saturdays and Sundays, to make it happen.
But as Phase 1 of the two-year renovation project winds down, the Dolphins are candid that Sun Life Stadium will not be a finished product during the exhibition season.
“There will still be some ‘Pardon our dust’ signs up for the preseason games, but we’re very focused on the operational aspects to make sure everybody has a great experience,” Garfinkel told the Miami Herald this week. “And obviously, as we get to the first regular-season game, we’ll be 100 percent, ready to go.”