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Friday, October 10, 2008 1:47 PM

Olympic Village Designs Released

The latest legacy designs for the Olympic Village were released by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and Lend Lease today, together with new images showing the good progress being made on construction work on site. Work began in June on the permanent foundations for the first blocks of the Olympic Village. More than 300 construction workers are now on site carrying out piling works - inserting concrete columns into the soil to reinforce the ground where the first blocks of the Olympic Village...
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Sunday, October 05, 2008 11:36 AM

Strong progress on London 2012 infrastructure

Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) Chief Executive David Higgins today said that the progress being made to build new infrastructure and utilities in the Olympic Park is creating the backbone for the long-term regeneration of east London. Speaking at ‘The Games Briefing’ event in London this morning, a gathering of representatives in the construction sector, David Higgins said: 'While the flagship new sports venues we are building understandably get the most attention, the huge amount of work currently...
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Friday, October 03, 2008 9:26 AM

Canoe and Kayak venue approved for London 2012

The White water Canoe Centre has been given planning permission from Broxbourne Borough Council The plans will now be referred to the Government Office for the East of England to grant planning permission. The White Water Canoe Centre will be built by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire to host the Canoe / Kayak slalom events during the Olympic Games in 2012. After the Games, the venue will be developed to become a sporting and leisure facility for canoeing and white...
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Monday, September 15, 2008 5:46 PM

Local children join London 2012 ‘Construction Crew’ programme

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has launched its ‘Construction Crew’ programme, enabling local school children to experience the work going into delivering the venues and infrastructure for the London 2012 Games. Twenty year-six students from eight schools across the Host Boroughs – Hackney, Newham, Waltham Forest, Tower Hamlets and Greenwich – have been individually nominated by the schools to take part in the programme. They will visit the Olympic Park and see the progress being made first...
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Friday, September 12, 2008 5:39 PM

Building work progressing on London 2012 Aquatics Centre foundations

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today published new images showing work is progressing well on the foundations of the Aquatics Centre for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Work is under way creating the foundations for the platforms that will support the sweeping wave-like roof of the Aquatics Centre, with over 100 concrete piles already drilled up to 25m into the ground. Nearly 3000 tonnes of soil per day is currently being excavated from the areas of the two 50m swimming pools...
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Thursday, August 07, 2008 2:54 PM

Progress surges ahead on construction of Olympic Stadium

The construction of the Olympic Stadium is surging ahead with the start of the work on the concrete supports for the lower tiers of seating and the abutments for one of the main pedestrian access bridges, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has today announced. A pre-cast concrete batching plant has been set up on the south part of the Olympic Stadium site to cast almost 200 rakers, the concrete structures that will support the seating units for the lower 25,000 permanent seats. The concrete will...
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Friday, August 01, 2008 1:26 PM

ODA sets out new community commitments

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today set out ten new community commitments to help reduce the impact of construction activity on the surrounding community as work on the Olympic Park moves forward into the ‘big build’ phase. The commitments include ensuring there are effective communication channels available for residents living and working around the Park. A free hotline service is available 24 hours a day for anyone that has any concerns regarding activity on and around the site. All workers...
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Thursday, July 31, 2008 10:21 AM

Local residents get say on London 2012 VeloPark and Handball venues for Games and legacy

People living around the Olympic Park and a range of sports groups will be able to find out more and give their feedback on the plans for the London 2012 VeloPark and Handball Arena both for the Games and legacy. The Olympic Delivery Authority has organised a series of community consultation events, drop-in sessions and information displays on both venues for Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Residents throughout August. ODA Chief Executive David Higgins said: 'The Velopark and Handball...
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Thursday, July 24, 2008 11:36 AM

London 2012 gets young people from East London involved in the Games

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is involving children and young people from east London in the preparations for the Games with a string of successful community projects. Last month, Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell and ODA Chief Executive David Higgins praised children and young people from East London for their artwork which they unveiled on hoardings on the Hackney Wick towpath. The ODA and Tower Hamlets-based social enterprise Signs of Life have been working with primary, secondary and special...
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Saturday, July 12, 2008 11:46 AM

World class team appointed to develop media centre for London 2012 and local employment legacy

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has selected a consortium of Carillion and Igloo to deliver the International Broadcast Centre and Main Press Centre (IBC/MPC) for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and its legacy development. The world class British consortium will transform the 1.3 million square feet media hub into quality mixed-use office and business space after the Games, larger than Canary Wharf tower, providing a legacy of over 8000 new jobs in Hackney. Previous Carillion projects...
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Friday, July 11, 2008 10:25 AM

Designs unveiled for 2012 canoe and kayak slalom venue

The designs for the world-class White Water Canoe Centre to be used during the London 2012 Games and leave major sporting and leisure attraction in legacy were unveiled by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today. The new images were released as the planning application process for the venue gets underway. The White Water Canoe Centre will be built in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire to host the canoe / kayak slalom events during the Olympic Games in 2012. After the Games, the venue will be developed...
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Tuesday, July 08, 2008 6:13 PM

SUEZ Energy Services awarded contract for Olympic Park and Stratford City energy centres and networks

Plans will see £90 million of private investment into Olympic Park and Stratford City The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today announced the contract award to Elyo, a subsidiary of SUEZ Energy Services, to build, finance, and operate the Energy Centres and Community Energy Networks for the Olympic Park and Stratford City. The contract award follows news that planning permission has now been secured for the Olympic Park Energy Centre. SUEZ Energy Services, through its subsidiary Elyo, will build...
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Monday, July 07, 2008 1:15 PM

Olympic Park security set to increase as construction intensifies

Plans to enhance the security of the Olympic Park progressed today as the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced procurement was underway of contractors to provide security guarding and access control systems for the Olympic Park, as well as other measures to ensure the safety and security of the site workforce and local people. Construction began on the Olympic Stadium last month and will start on the Aquatics Centre ahead of schedule this month. Approximately 2,500 workers are on site at present...
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Friday, June 20, 2008 2:03 PM

Strong foundations laid for the Olympic Stadium

The piling work to create the permanent foundation for the Olympic Stadium are over halfway through and the project continues to be ahead of schedule, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) confirmed today. In May this year, construction started on the site three months earlier than originally planned and was witnessed by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who had an opportunity to meet workers on site. Over 4,000 reinforced concrete columns need to be installed into the ground, up to 20 metres deep, to...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008 4:33 PM

Local children’s artwork displayed around Olympic Park

ODA Chief Executive David Higgins praised children and young people from east London yesterday for their artwork which they unveiled on hoardings on the Hackney Wick towpath. The ODA and Tower Hamlets-based social enterprise Signs of Life have been working with primary, secondary and special needs schools in the Five Host Boroughs in a creative engagement programme to design the images which are now on display. The ODA held a celebration event for all the children and young people involved in the...
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Wednesday, June 04, 2008 10:31 AM

Construction begins on Olympic Village

Construction work has started on the Olympic Village keeping plans on track to deliver first-class accommodation for athletes and officials during the London 2012 Games, and leaving a lasting legacy of thousands of new homes in the heart of east London. Beds for athletes and new homes for Londoners move closer as building work begins on programme The announcement was made by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and preferred development partner Lend Lease. The Olympic Village will provide 17,000...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008 10:46 PM

Local residents consulted on plans for Main Press Centre and International Broadcast Centre

Local residents are being encouraged to attend an Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) local consultation event and drop-in sessions to find out more about the plans for the International Broadcast Centre and Main Press Centre (IBC/MPC) for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The consultation events are being run before the ODA makes its planning submission is made for the Games time elements of the venue which will serve around 20,000 media during London 2012 and will become a quality employment...
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Monday, May 19, 2008 4:36 PM

Victorian cobbled street unearthed on Olympic Park to be brought back to life

A cobbled street over 150 years old unearthed by archaeologists investigating the site of a 12th century Knights Templar mill on the edge of the London 2012 VeloPark site is to be reused in the Olympic Park design. The Museum of London Archaeological Services and Pre-Construct Archaeology team believe the street may be part of the original Temple Mills lane, in the western area of a more recent mill complex that was demolished in 1854 before being covered by thousands of tonnes of rubbish and rubble...
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Saturday, May 17, 2008 11:26 AM

2012 rowing and canoe and kayak flatwater venue contract out to tender

The contract to construct enhanced Rowing and Canoe/Kayak flatwater facilities for the London 2012 Games was put out to tender by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today. The Eton College Rowing Centre at Dorney Lake near Windsor, Berkshire, will host the Olympic rowing and canoe/kayak flatwater events, and the Paralympic rowing events in 2012. Set in a 450-acre parkland within the grounds of Eton College, the venue currently consists of a 2,200-metre, eight-lane rowing lake, return lanes, and...
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Thursday, May 15, 2008 9:33 AM

Olympic Park clean up on track ahead of ‘Big Build’ start

Nearly all (98 per cent) of the 2.5 kilometre squared Olympic Park has now been investigated for contamination with findings in-line with expectations, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced today. All of the ‘Big Five’ venue sites are clear ahead of the start of the ‘Big Build’ this summer and two-thirds of the whole site, over one million square metres in total, has been cleared. Over the past century the Olympic Park area has been contaminated through heavy industrial use. The ODA has...
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