Facts and figures

Address: 2000 Brush St., Detroit

Phone: (313) 262-2000

Total cost: $500 million

Stadium cost: $350 million

Warehouse development cost: $150 million

Construction schedule: 32 months

Worksite area: Approximately 25 acres Total square feet of building: 1.8 million

Total warehouse space: 750,000 square feet

Retail/lease space: 350,000

Playing field: 97,000 square feet

Roof framing: Structural Steel

Roof weight: 5,600 tons

Roof span: 450 feet

Highest point: 128 feet from main concourse

Lowest point: 40 feet 10 inches

Amount of concrete used: 58,560 cubic yards

Amount of material excavated for lower bowl: 300,000 cubic yards

Number of construction workers: 3,500

Scoreboards

Ford Field will offer some of the most technologically-advanced video and audio systems in the NFL. Cost: $11 million Main: Located in the east and west end zones, each ProStar VideoPlus display will measure approximately 27 feet high by 150 feet wide. Each will provide game information and instant replay capability. Video displays: Capable of showing 68 billion different shades of color using the three primary colors of light (red, green and blue). Digital displays: Two large ProAd displays will provide more than 1,200 running feet of information and entertainment. One display measures more than three feet high by 513 feet wide, the other three feet high by 687 feet wide.

Sound system

Cost: $8 million. There are six clusters of speakers in the stadium, with each having about 15 to 20 speakers.