Today: Groundbreaking.
Stadium timeline: Dome roof to be deflated in January
December 3, 2013 at 3:30PM
Mid-December: Foundation work begins in the Dome's back parking lot.
Mid-January 2014: Dome roof deflated.
February 2014: Dome demolition work begins.
2014 and 2015 seasons: Vikings will play at TCF Bank Stadium.
July 2016: Stadium opens.
about the writer
Mike Conley was in Minneapolis, where he sounded the Gjallarhorn at the Vikings game, on Sunday during the robbery.