ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Construction of the new Buffalo Bills stadium has reached roughly 75% completion, and state officials say the project remains on track for its targeted mid-2026 opening despite earlier delays.

Steve Ranalli, president of the Erie County Stadium Corporation, briefed reporters on Monday after the board approved a land transfer of land to the state and signed off on a demolition plan for the current Highmark Stadium.

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Ranalli confirmed that the Bills’ purchase of an 8.16-acre parcel known locally as the “Barco lot," a longtime gravel parking area along Big Tree Road that abuts the Bills’ practice fields, is now being incorporated into the broader land transfer to New York State.

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