Hamilton's new stadium to miss yet another completion deadline

Hamilton's stadium won't be done by Jan. 31, missing yet another deadline after it was supposed to be finished last June.

Thecitys head of public works, Gerry Davis, said the $145-million Tim Hortons Field will definitely miss Saturday's deadline and will now likely be completed sometime in February.

Infrastructure Ontario (IO) is building the stadium, which cost Hamilton about $40 million. It is home base for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and will also host the soccer games for the 2015 Pan Am Games. IO hired Ontario Sports Solutions, a construction consortium, to build the stadium.

Davis said he expects to hear early next week from Infrastructure Ontario on how much is still left to do.

When you go by the stadium, it looks done, Davis told CBC Hamilton earlier this month. But its the stuff inside that still isnt finished.

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Initially, crews were supposed to finish the stadium by June 30. It wasnt finished throughout the summer, so the Ticats played their home games at McMaster Universitys Ron Joyce stadium. It was close to finished for the CFL team to play its Labour Day Classic there and the rest of its home games through the fall.

The city takes possession of the stadium whenever it is substantially completed.