Bills Share Photo of Construction Progress on New Stadium Ahead of 2026 Opening

The Buffalo Bills shared photos of the progress between April 2024 and April 2025 on New Highmark Stadium, which is scheduled to open in 2026.

The 62,000-seat stadium is currently being built across the street from the Bills' current home in Orchard Park, New York. Buffalo has played at its current field since 1973, when it was originally known as Rich Stadium.

Groundbreaking for the new stadium began in June 2023.

The latest cost estimate for this stadium is $2.1 billion, per John Wawrow of the Associated Press. Taxpayers are on the hook for $850 million.

The Bills have released multiple reports on the open-air stadium's amenities, with a few examples here.

In essence, the "guiding principles" for the fan experience are to bring fans closer to the action (the last row is 54 feet closer in the new stadium than the old one) and to "reduce the impact" of wind and weather (64 percent of the seats will be covered by a roof canopy).

For now, the Bills have one more season in the old stadium as reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen and crew look to win the franchise's first AFC title since 1993 and first Super Bowl in franchise history.