As fans pour into EverBank Stadium for Monday night’s primetime matchup between the Jaguars and the Kansas City Chiefs, they will be greeted by a new sight: The first completed piece of Jacksonville’s massive “Stadium of the Future” renovation project.

One of four planned grand staircases is now open to the public. It will give fans direct access to a wider, more spacious main concourse at the top once the multi-year transformation is finished.

The newly unveiled “Super Gate” at Gate 1 is now fully operational, replacing the ramps that will eventually be demolished as construction continues.

To mark the occasion and build excitement for the nationally televised game, Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan issued an official proclamation declaring Monday, Oct. 6, as “Turn Up in Teal Day.”

She

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