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Las Vegas Raiders: FAA Clears Way For Stadium
The agency had thrown up a last minute hurdle concerning the stadium's height.
Well, that wasn't as bad as anyone had feared. After a month-long hiccup that had people concerned that the soon-to-be Las Vegas Raiders might not be as soon to be as they had hoped, everything is back on track.
The FAA had announced they were studying the 225-foot height of the proposed stadium with an eye toward studying whether it would affect air traffic in and out of the area.
The agency originally said they would have a five week comment period. They then cut it to two weeks.
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On Tuesday, they announced there was no problem with the plan. (For more information on the fatal punch case and other Las Vegas stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)
That decision allows the $1.9 billion stadium plan to go ahead as planned.
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The Raiders are on a tight schedule.
They plan to open the 2020 season there, which means they need to start construction in December. And there's a lot of work to get done before then.
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