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Truss at Las Vegas Stadium had to be Taken Down because it had parts put on upside down

6/23/2019

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Truss Taken Down on June 16th

CLUE: The fact that the RJ did not even mention that there was a truss issue, was an issue.

Everyone was aware that a truss had been put up and then put back down. Interestingly enough, the RJ has never addressed this at all. They have only said that the stadium is 100% on time NO IFS ANDS OR BUTTHOLES about it.

Why was that?
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The Don Webb of Lies Continues DAY 39: TRUSS FUSS at the Las Vegas Raiders Stadium

6/22/2019

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Las Vegas, NV: The crew was in such a RUSH after the snow storms in February, that they didn't notice the pieces were going on upside in March and April. So they brought in a third crane to speed up the truss lifting. However that came to a screeching halt when they realized the trusses were not stable in May  when a truss did not fit.  The big white crane could not be used for over 6 weeks because they were using it hold up the truss.  The crane cost $500,000 a moth to rent.  They brought in a third crane. The delivery cost of the Barnhart crane was $1 million. 

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Truss Built Upside Down at Raider's Stadium

6/21/2019

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Raiders Stadium Las Vegas Update: Truss Taken Down!

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The roof truss that was put in place in May had to be taken down in June.
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Video coming soon...
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DAY 38: Its Gonna Be Late

6/21/2019

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Truss Fuss Continues as Inspectors Cannot Guarantee that the First Two Trusses Mounted are Structurally Sound

Think about it logically.
1)They had to bring one truss down because it was not structurally sound when it was mounted on May 15th. And 2) they built ALL the trusses in ADANCE before they
knew they wouldn't fit.

The question you should be asking is, "How many trusses were built the same way as the one installed on May 15th?"

Next CLUE: Who bought all the CONSTRUCTION BONDS last April?

See ya' tomorrow!
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The Thing Is, Mick Ackers...

6/20/2019

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Rick Velotta and Mick Ackers from the Las Vegas Review Journal made a huge stink about not being late back in March on Twitter when in fact they were lying.

The funny thing about a camera. If you take a photo of a crowd, it’s always the one who runs up asks “why are you taking my photo?” who’s doing a crime. That’s how we figured this out.

There are crimes that were committed and/or orchestrated by Sheldon Adelson and Mick Ackers in order to keep Bank of America in the dark about the trusses that were built upside down at the Raiders Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. And here is the evidence that proves that they are lying to the Bank of America.
When Don Webb learned that he built and mounted the trusses upside down, he panicked. He told security to ban the Las Vegas Review Journal or any media from the site.

​This video was captured on May 15th, 2019 at Raiders Stadium Construction Site in Las Vegas, Nevada. The security was instructed to specifically keep the Las Vegas Review Journal off the property.
On May 15th, when this photo was taken, JediJoy heard a man from the Mortenson/McCarthy offices screaming on his cell phone as if something had gone terrible wrong. He went on for hours. She later learned that the man was Don Webb.
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Mick Ackers admitted that he uses @RAIDERStoVEGAS as his fake “sock puppet account. This was the key to their suppression of information to the public. When JediJoy would post news about the trusses, Mick Ackers would switch to his other account called “go knights go” @RaidersToVegas on Twitter. He would use this account to target anyone who said the stadium was late: JediJoy. He has a lot of sports followers so he convinced them to also bash JediJoy when she was protecting the stadium. You can verify all of this with the FBI. We reported his targeted harassment to the FBI on June 23, 2019.

To Mick Ackers or anyone else involved in this scandal:
It’s time for you to come clean. Otherwise, it will just get worse for you like you cannot imagine. I can be reached at (702) 465-9885 on WhatsApp for a secure, encrypted conversation about what’s really going on in Las Vegas.
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Raiders Stadium Adds a Third Shift Due to Truss Delay

6/18/2019

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A full crew working Tuesday morning at midnight June 18th, 2019.
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Worker work on Father’s Day to put this truss back in place. This truss had to be taken down on Thursday June 13th due to faulty design. It was originally installed on May 14th.
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By: JediJoy Lightowler

The Raiders Stadium at this point is still set to open on July 30, 2020. This week, they added more shifts to finish on time. The official opening is set to be done before Pre Season 2020. It makes it crucial to open that day or a couple days after. They have around a 6 day window before Pre Season games start, if it gets pushed back at all. That’s not much wiggle room. Hence why it is now necessary to add a third shift to finish on time.

It took a month for the crew to decide what to do with these trusses. They originally lifted the truss that was taken down on May 14, 2019. They finally took down the truss on June 13, 2019. They at first tried to fix the issues while it was still mounted. They were unable to do that so they had to remove the truss and fix it. This issue had to be resolved before they could finish lifting the remaining trusses.

They replaced the truss on Sunday Father’s Day June 16, 2019. Prior to this month, the crew did not work Sundays. They were able to do other work while they were finding a solution to this problem, but it still caused a delay. A delay does not mean they are opening late, but it does mean they now needed a third shift to open on time.

This is what I would call the definition of a setback or delay. This issue costs Mortenson/McCarthy everyday they were not able to lift the trusses since it pushed back other projects. Each project crew relies on the other crews to finish on time, so they can start on time. Not being able to add any more trusses for a month while they came up with a solution, pushed back the other crews. For example the glass crew has been delayed. They will hopefully get caught back up with the new shifts.

This is why they are now working all Sundays and all day and night! They had a full crew for the first time on Sunday, Father’s Day. This is not ideal, considering NFL is family centric. I’m sure Mark Davis wanted the crew to be home with their families on Father’s Day. This was not possible, due to the truss debacle.

People have argued with us online, that they are not behind. They are behind, that’s why they finally went to third shift. Mortenson/McCarthy did not want to add a third shift because that extra money comes out of their pocket and profit. They did this as a last resort. Now is the last resort.

There is a huge amount of stress currently around this project. You can feel the negative energy when you go down there. The crew is stressed. Things have not gone even close to as planned. Since the beginning of this project has been lined with issues and road blocks that the teams had to work through.

First, they had funding issues getting this project going. Sheldon Adelson (owner of Sands, Venetian/Palazzo) backed out. He was one of the original investors. He bailed on the project that he was one to the original pushers to get the Raiders to Las Vegas. He bailed when this lot was chosen. This lot was not ideal with its water issues and the fact that’s it is right on the flight course from the airport.

They have had numerous issues they had to overcome. They have flooding issues, parking issues, weather issues, structural issues, design issues, height issues (due to the airport) heat issues, mud issues and now a Truss issue. Of course all of these get resolved, but they take extra time. At this point time is not what the stadium has a lot of 408 days left as of June 18th, 2019.


We love going to the project. We enjoy sharing the updates with everyone. We are not here to make enemies or piss any one off. We speak what we hear and see when we go to the stadium and our source. Like it or not, what we are saying is true. We get the nitty gritty facts from an insider.

Do not shoot the messenger, If our facts are wrong, then the crew is hearing lies. We repeat what we hear from the crew. Continue to stick your heads in the sand and believe the lies fed to you from the people being paid to write what they want you to see. The Jedi are on the grounds making connections and finding facts that we pass onto you folks. If the facts are wrong that we get from a crew member, then the discrepancies are coming from within the stadium crew.

Jedi enjoy sharing art. We are not about creating all this animosity. To be honest I was stunned by the hate for an art project of keeping you all updated who do not live in Las Vegas! We really appreciate those who do support, heart and enjoy our art.
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Truss Delay ate Raiders Stadium Requires a Third Shift

6/16/2019

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Truss at Las Vegas Stadium Came Back Down after 6 weeks

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Workers put back this truss on Sunday, June 16th. This truss was originally put up on May 14th. There was a problem so they had to bring it down June 13th.
LAS V EGAS, NV: The Raiders Stadium experienced some hiccups the last month. We had not been visiting the stadium as often, so we missed the fact that they have not lifted a truss in over a month. In fact the crew had to take down a truss. This caused a huge month long delay over this truss situation. They were trying to figure out how to get it secured without having to remove it.

That did not happen, so unfortunately on Thursday, June 13th, they had to take the truss back down to fix it on the ground. They had experienced some issues with fastening this truss to the roof. There are so many working parts, pieces and crews doing different pieces of the project. So every group has to be considered when making decisions. A lot of the projects rely on one part to be done for the next to proceed and so forth. There was a lot of meetings to make sure they made the best decision for the entire crew.

This setback may require a third shift. From what I have heard they are about to have more people on the night shift. I am not sure if there will be more people added when they change the shifts or if the timing is just changing. I’m getting the impression they might have to up the hours to get this done in 410 days. That is the official counter as of 8 am today June 16th. They are getting a little to close to comfort.

Today they were able to lift the truss that was brought back down. They for now have come up with a solution for the truss. Let’s keep our fingers crossed this one holds. If so, then they have three more trusses that are ready to be lifted this week. They also have started bringing in the glass for the exterior. Once the trusses are up, they can really start flying on the glass for the exterior of the stadium. We will keep everyone posted on updates as we hear and see them. Keep checking back for more updates.
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Iron Structure is Fully Enclosed

6/14/2019

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The Raiders Stadium exterior is so close to being complete. They have enclosed the backside of the stadium with steel. It’s now hard to see into the stadium from the road. The crew have been cruising along the last month with this fantastic weather. They will have to start to adjust the schedules, now that we are heading into the hottest time of year.

Currently there are about 1400 crew members on the day shift. There are about 125 on the night shift. The end of June and beginning of July are the hottest times in Las Vegas. They are going to start shifting some of the day crew to night crew since the temperature gets up to around 120 degrees in Vegas.

It’s super important this time of year for the crew to stay cool. It is much easier to work in the early hours here. Once you hit noon it’s a scorcher out there. Mortenson/McCarthy have set up cooling stations for the crew to decompress. If they get too hot they can go cool off in the cooled down tent. They also make sure the crew stays hydrated.

If people are not from Vegas and even if you are from Vegas, that summer heat can catch you off guard. We are starting to have trouble walking around because it’s getting so hot. I am super happy to hear that part of the crew will move to the night shift. This is one professional crew out there. They have the cleanest work site I’ve ever seen.

We are getting excited for the Raiders coming in 2020. It appears that they have caught up and are on course if not early for the open date. It’s quite a beautiful site to see. I cannot wait till it is filled with over 60,000 fans and players. I know Oakland will miss the Raiders, but we are sure happy to Welcome them to Las Vegas!
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