The new Inter Miami stadium in Miami is not scheduled to open until the start of the 2026 MLS season, but already, Miami Freedom Park got a significant assist from the State of Florida. Governor Ron DeSantis was at the team’s temporary home, Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, on Thursday to announce that the state is granting $8 million to Miami-Dade County to assist with infrastructure around the stadium, including constructing a roadway to relieve traffic around the new stadium park project, which is adjacent to Miami International Airport. In addition to a 28,000-seat stadium, the project includes a 58-acre park, hotels, offices, retail and entertainment venues.
“As much as I love sports, we just don’t believe that we give money to build sports stadiums, we’ve never done that with our state money,” DeSantis said. “Local governments sometimes make those decisions, but from the state perspective, it’s not anything we’ve ever done and not anything we are going to do. “But, when these projects are being done.
.people are going to want to go, and are they going to be able to get there, will it cause more traffic? And that’s particularly true in South Florida because anything can happen, and all of a sudden you have a backup and it’s very difficult..
.our role as that state government is not to give money to a team, but to create an environment where everyone can be successful.” He said Miami Freedom Park will be “not just a stadium, but a great economic e.