Phase one of the steel works has now commenced on the North Stand, part of the £300m refurbishment on Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium
The onsite works at the £300m Etihad refurbishment began in November 2023. The North Stand works are due to be completed and open to fans during the 2025/26 football season.
The hotel, workspace, and public realm works, including City Square, will subsequently be completed by late 2026.
Throughout the construction phase of the project, Sisk expects to support over 890 full-time equivalent roles.
The Etihad refurbishment will increase capacity to over 60,000
During the summer months, internal works will commence inside the stadium to mitigate any disruption for supporters when the Premier League season returns in August.
The development will include several connected all-weather facilities, fully integrated into the stadium, centered around an expanded North Stand with one larger, single upper tier above the existing lower tier, increasing capacity to over 60,000.
Above the upper tier there will be a sky bar with views overlooking the pitch as well as a stadium roof walk experience.
A covered City Square fan zone, with capacity for 3,000 people and a wide variety of food and drink outlets, a new club shop, museum, workspace and a 400-bed hotel will also be constructed as part of the Club’s development.
Three out of the four concrete cores for the hotel have also been complete, alongside four out of five tower cranes in-situ.
Capitalising on Sisk’s stadia experience
Paul Brown, CEO, Sisk said: “We are very proud to be working on such an iconic venue and look forward to creating a best-in-class fan experience and year-round entertainment and leisure destination at the Etihad Stadium.
“Our experience and expertise of delivering large complex engineering infrastructure in large public spaces will play a pivotal role in this project’s success. Our previous stadia knowledge remains embedded within Sisk and will be invaluable, when combined with the talent that we have in the business, along with our key supply chain partners in delivering a project of this scale.”
Danny Wilson, managing director, Manchester City Operations, added: “Sisk has significant experience and expertise in developing and delivering construction projects of this scale and we are delighted to be working with them.
“This development will not only enable the Club to enhance and expand its offering to fans and visitors on both matchday and non-matchday, but it will also create lasting long-term economic and social benefits for our local community, building on the investment we have delivered in East Manchester since 2008.”
