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A NEW state-of-the-art National Stadium carrying a price tag of $150 million is earmarked to replace the existing dilapidated facility at Waterford.

Lack of funding has prevented authorities from giving a timeline on the proposed construction, but Minister of Sports Stephen Lashley yesterday revealed it would require a phased approach to complete the project.

Speaking to the MIDWEEK NATION after a Press conference at his Sky Mall, Haggatt Hall office, Lashley said Cabinet had decided to look for an initial amount of $50 million for the first phase that would include the demolition of existing stands and the construction of a new grandstand.

Earlier, he told reporters he believed the project should be given priority given the current unsatisfactory state of the stadium. (RA)

Please read the full story in today’s Midweek Nation, or in the eNATION edition.

There are plans to demolish these stands at the National Stadium and replace them with a new grandstand.

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