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| Nationals Park ready for Opening Day Clark/Hunt/Smoot, A Joint Venture, has completed construction of Nationals Park, the new home of the Washington Nationals, in time for the team to open its 2008 season this weekend. The 41,000-plus seat ballpark was designed and built in just 23 months, a record for the construction of a major league ballpark. Clark/Hunt/Smoot broke ground on the one-million square-foot facility on May 4, 2006. The joint venture, acting as design-builder, was led by Clark Construction Group with project partners Hunt Construction Group, and Smoot Construction Company. Helmuth Obata & Kassabaum of Kansas City and Devrouax & Purnell of Washington, D.C. led the design team. The ballpark construction has already earned several industry awards during the construction phase including Washington Building Congress Craftsmanship Awards for underpinning, foundations, and excavation; cast-in-place concrete; and structural steel. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Construction News :: home page |