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Boston Delays White Stadium Cost Update to 2026 as City Council Demands Answers

A full taxpayer estimate will follow the award of remaining construction bids in early 2026.

Boston, MA - December 9 - White Stadium under construction. (Photo By Matt Stone/Boston Herald).
Boston, MA - Dec. 9 - White Stadium under construction. .
City Councilor Ed Flynn speaks and Councilors Julie Mejia and Erin Murphy listen as they speak about White Stadium and BPS funding. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)

Overview

  • Boston City Council voted 12-0 to approve Councilor Julia Mejia’s resolution seeking an updated cost estimate for the city’s share of the project.
  • The mayor’s office reported $12 million spent on demolition and site work and $76 million designated to contractors, with final bid awards expected in early 2026.
  • The last public estimate for the city’s share was $91 million after an initial $50 million projection, and an internal document showed a worst‑case scenario near $170–172 million that the mayor called disaster planning.
  • The redevelopment is a public–private partnership with Boston Legacy FC, with the overall project expected to exceed $200 million and the team limited to 20 games and 20 practices annually under its lease.
  • Opponents have appealed an April court ruling that rejected their lawsuit, and the city has denied public records requests for its internal cost projections.