Minnesota United’s new head coach Adrian Heath said last week the club’s proposed soccer stadium in St. Paul’s Midway neighborhood will be one of the best in the U.S. Heath’s prediction took a step closer to reality Tuesday when the Loons announced the stadium’s ground breaking will be Monday.

The event will be ceremonial for the privately financed $150-million stadium but will set up initial prep work to be done on the site at the corner of Interstate 94 and Snelling Avenue. The club plans to provide further construction timeline details on the 20,000-seat structure during Monday’s event, but it remains on track to be open sometime during the 2018 season.

Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber and St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman will attend the 2 p.m. Monday’s event at the stadium site, 415 Pascal St.

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Twins’ playoff rotation is set, pretty much In the meantime, the Loons will make their debut in MLS at TCF Bank Stadium in March 2017. They will play at the University of Minnesota’s on-campus football stadium until their stadium is ready. United and the U have a full two-year agreement to use the stadium through 2018.

United hired Heath a week ago Tuesday to be the head coach to lead the club into MLS. Heath was fired after 1 1/2 seasons with MLS club Orlando City in July and cited the stadium proposal as a component to him coming to Minnesota.

“I look at the stadium (renderings), which is probably going to be the best stadium in the country to play football in,” Heath said during his introductory news conference at the club’s Golden Valley headquarters. “Delighted to be here. Can’t wait to get started.”

Headed by former UnitedHeath Group CEO Bill McGuire, United’s ownership group sought a property tax exemption at the state Legislature this year. The request initially was approved in a tax bill, but it died at Gov. Mark Dayton’s desk because of an unrelated $100 million wording error on funding for U.S. Bank Stadium.

Dayton and legislative leaders couldn’t come to terms on a special session to revitalize the bill and United’s provision.

When United became an official MLS franchise on Aug. 19, McGuire said the club was operating in good faith and would strive to begin construction on the stadium before a property tax break was finalized at the Legislature. The property tax is estimated to be $3 million annually.

United has pledged to privately fund the cost of stadium construction and also sought assistance with sales taxes and a liquor license.

In September, McGuire said he met with a hotel developer, to discuss bringing new real estate to the Midway Shopping Center and the vacant land surrounding the stadium’s location. The stadium site will include a park similar to Gold Medal Park near the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, which was funded by McGuire.

While the stadium site is on the abandoned bus barn owned by Metro Transit, it’s unclear what the stadium development will mean for the future of the existing tenants in the neighboring shopping center. The shopping mall owner RK Midway and its principal, Rick Birdoff, had shared few details as of September about any changes for Rainbow grocery, Pearle Vision, Midway Pro Bowl, Home Choice rentals and other tenants.