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A plan to build a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings next to the Metrodome is on the fast track, Mike Kaszuba of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. According to Ted Mondale, Governor Mark Dayton's chief stadium negotiator, the state's plan would have the Vikings playing their home games at the Metrodome through the 2015 season while a new stadium is being built. After that season, construction on the new stadium would reach 75 percent completion, allowing for the current Metrodome to be torn down and turned into a plaza for parking and pregame activities. The Vikings would play a couple of games at TCF Bank Stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota, but could open the new stadium during the 2016 season. "I would think 2016 would be the 'go live' year," Mondale said. "Maybe the first two games you play (at TCF Bank Stadium) but before it gets cold, you'd be ready to go (at the new stadium)." Mondale hopes to have a plan in time for a spring vote by the Legislature.
Source: Mac's Football Blog
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