BROOK PARK, Ohio -- Massive haul trucks and excavators look like children’s toys against the barren 178-acre backdrop at the site that the Cleveland Browns have selected for their future home. Crews from Independence Excavating were at work Friday busting up concrete remaining from the former Ford Motor Co. plants which operated for decades on the property.

The Browns purchased the property earlier this year for $76 million, setting the stage for one of the largest sports construction projects in Ohio history.

Bulldozers first began moving dirt at the beginning of October and construction is expected to start in 2026. AECOM Hunt and Turner Construction will serve as construction managers of the new Huntington Bank Field.

The planned stadium will be a $2.4 billion indoor venue designed

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