MINNEAPOLIS (AP Dec 7, 2012)  – Groundbreaking for the new Minnesota Vikings stadium is tentatively set for October 2013.
Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority Chairwoman Michele Kelm-Helgen announced the date at Friday’s board meeting.
     The $975 million stadium will be built on the site of the
Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis.
     The date is a bit later that the timetable previously mentioned by authority and team officials. They initially projected groundbreaking to take
place sometime during the third quarter of 2013.
     But Kelm-Helgen says both the Vikings and the authority “are
good” with the timeframe.
     The Vikings hope to open the new stadium in time for the 2016
season.