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Monday, July 07, 2008 1:22 PM

First major London 2012 transport project completed ahead of schedule

New rail hub clears the way for Olympic Park construction. The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has completed a 12 track railway sidings at Orient Way to the north of Stratford five weeks early and on budget. It replaces Thornton’s Field sidings in the heart of the Olympic Park, which is now being dismantled and will allow access for logistical vehicles for the construction of the Olympic Stadium. During the Games, the path will then be used as one of the main pedestrian access points leading up...
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Thursday, July 03, 2008 10:25 AM

Aquatics Centre construction to start ahead of schedule

In response to a BBC London report which questioned whether the London 2012 Aquatics Centre could be built the Olympic Delivery Authority today insisted that the construction is on track and will in fact start ahead of schedule this month. The BBC London report on Tuesday 1 July included claims that the roof of the venue, which will provide swimming and diving facilities currently unavailable in London, may be too complicated to be built and that a potential supplier is concerned about the materials...
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008 1:56 PM

Foundation work underway on Park bridge

Construction work is now underway on the permanent new bridges to be built in the Olympic Park, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced today. The work will see the construction of more than 30 new bridges in the Olympic Park to create new connections across the site and leave an open and accessible area in legacy. Balfour Beatty, one of the ODA’s structures, bridges and highways contractors, has now started work on the foundations of a permanent new bridge in the centre of the Olympic Park...
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