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Local people picking up Olympic Jobs

The ODA published new figures showing that local and previously unemployed people are continuing to access jobs on the Olympic Park as construction work advances on the foundations of London 2012 venues. Activity is increasing steadily on the Olympic Park and in July the ODA set out the ‘big build: foundations’ milestones it aims to reach by next summer. These include completing the Olympic Stadium and Aquatics Centre foundations. The latest figures show that of the 2,701 strong workforce currently...

Parkcams give best view

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has launched six new “ParkCams” – cameras that give the public a front row seat of the work on the Olympic Park as the venues and infrastructure needed for the 2012 Games and legacy take shape. The cameras will show updated still images throughout the day and will be accessible via the London 2012 website - Parkcams The new ParkCams are situated in and around the Olympic Park and provide views of: The Olympic Park looking from south to north; The Aquatics Centre...

Pedestrian bridge to be built on old Railway land

A railway depot at the heart of the Olympic Park has been completely cleared to make way for the construction of a new pedestrian land-bridge between the Aquatics Centre and the Olympic Stadium. The huge bridge will be the biggest in the Olympic Park and will be the main gateway for spectators getting to events in 2012. Thornton’s Field, a railway depot, also needed to be dismantled to allow access for construction vehicles to get to the stadium island while the Olympic Stadium is being built. The...

Progress on Olympic Stadium

The Olympic Stadium has moved into the next sequence of construction as the supports are installed for the seating terraces and the concrete slab is poured to create the podium level. The first pre-cast concrete rakers, which support the terracing units in the lower bowl, have been lifted into place in the west and south stands. The lower bowl holds the 25,000 permanent seats within the Stadium. Over 200 concrete raker units will be placed, all of which will be pre-cast in an area specifically set...

Olympic Stadium begins to rise out of the ground

Progress on the London 2012 Olympic Park became clearly visible this week as new images reveal the columns of the Olympic Stadium emerging from the ground. Over 100 columns, each five meters tall, have already been constructed and act as the support for the podium of the Stadium’s west and south stands. This also forms the lower ground floor of the west stand which houses the athletes' changing rooms, a 60 metre long call track and other back of house facilities such as doping control and treatment...

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...

Construction starts two months early on London 2012 Aquatics Centre

ODA also announces it has achieved its milestones to Beijing and sets out next set for the ‘Big Build’ Construction will start two months earlier than planned today on the Zaha Hadid designed London 2012 Aquatics Centre, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced today. Work will start on the foundations of the venue which will form a stunning ‘Gateway to the Games’ in 2012, and in legacy will provide world-class swimming facilities that London does not currently have. The ODA also announced...

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...

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...