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Sun Bowl construction on target for Sept. 5 finish

Sun Bowl renovation hits home stretch El Paso Times

The $15 million, three-year Sun Bowl renovation is in the home stretch, it's completion now one of the most likely aspects surrounding the scheduled Sept. 5 opener against Texas Tech.

"As of right now, we're all set, it's going great," said Daniel Garcia, UTEP's assistant athletic director for facilities. "Before Sept. 5. Minus the COVID — we had to play that safe — the construction has gone well."

The Sun Bowl construction, like all other construction in El Paso, did not halt because of the coronavirus.

On Thursday, June 18, there was still a scaffolding over the middle of the press box, but the fence surrounding what will be the luxury boxes has been removed and all the concrete has been poured.