After two years of planning, the 2026 NFL Draft campus is coming to life on Pittsburgh\u2019s North Shore and Point State Park, spanning 4 million square feet \u2013 or 68 football fields.<\/p>\n
>>> Pittsburgh NFL Draft: What you need to know <<<<\/a><\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Front and center, of course, is the Draft Theatrer: an arch-style structure featuring a mile of truss and 1,300 LED panels. It was an active construction zone Thursday morning, with dozens of crews hard at work.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re moving along very well,\u201d Steve Farago, NFL director of operations, said. \u201cWe\u2019ll continue that build right up until about Tuesday night, Wednesday morning. We\u2019ll go into our rehearsal mode.\u201d<\/p>\n RELATED COVERAGE >>> The NFL Draft is approaching in Pittsburgh. Here\u2019s what we know about the campus so far<\/a><\/p>\n Once the scenic and production elements are installed, crews will layer in lighting and TV cameras, along with seating, hospitality tents and broadcast sets.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Hundreds of thousands of people will be packed into that space, so when it comes to crowd control, Farago said his team will be monitoring it closely from the start.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2026Getting ahead of it, right? Making sure we have contingency plans in place, if we feel like one area might be getting overcrowded or become unsafe,\u201d Farago said.<\/p>\n RELATED COVERAGE >>> These are the roads that will close for the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh<\/a><\/p>\n Channel 11 asked Farago, as of one week out, what the biggest logistical concern is right now and how the NFL plans to address it.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2026Just making sure we stay on our timelines, I think, right? We have daily meetings to make sure everybody is hitting their marks. We want to make sure that we\u2019re ready to go for Thursday at 12 o\u2019clock,\u201d Farago said.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n The Draft Experience is free for all fans. Fans can register for free access to the draft via the NFL OnePass app or at NFL.com\/DraftAccess<\/a>.<\/p>\n Click here for more 206 NFL Draft coverage.<\/a><\/p>\n Download the FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>. | Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n