FEA TURE — SOCHI WINTER OL Y MPICS SOCHI 2014
Above & below: The Sochi Olympic Stadium. IMAGE: POPULOUS
will occupy a total area of more than 230,000sqm. The athletes and coaches will live here for the duration of the Games. In addition, there are also plans to build twelve seven-storey buildings as accommodation for the mem- bers of the IOC and Paralympic Committee. Finally, a housing complex for delegations from past Olympic capitals, designed for 1,000 people, is expected to be constructed next to the Olympic village. After the Games, all of the facilities will be used as a multipurpose recreational complex.
Maritime Infrastructure The development of maritime infrastructure for the Sochi Olympic Games involves the reconstruction of the City’s port, the establishment of two commercial port areas, as well as the renovation and construction of fif- teen port stations along the coast of Big Sochi for the restoration of local passenger shipping lines. The total volume of investment for these projects is estimated at 22 billion rubles (USD$660m). According to Igor Levitin, Russia’s Minister of Transport,
Sochi’s sea port is currently the only Russian specialised passenger port on the Black Sea. At present, the port can accommodate cruise ships with the length of no longer
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than 190m and a draft of 8m. Cruise ships with deeper drafts and sizes are received at anchorage, which reduces the level of passenger services, and may result in the majority of cruise operators not choosing Sochi as one of their destinations during the the 2014 Winter Olympics. The reconstruction of the port in order to receive big- ger cruise liners is therefore vital and is estimated to cost 11.3 billion rubles, including 1.93 billion rubles for the withdrawal of lands for State needs. There are also plans to buy high-speed passenger vessels for local shipping.
Development of the Airport &
Cultural Infrastructure According to the estimates of the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency, nearly 23.13 billion rubles (USD$690m), is expected to be invested in the moderni- sation of Sochi airport and in particular the extension of its runway by some 1,500m, and the modernisation of navigation systems and meteorological services. So far, the government of Sochi, together with inves-
tors, has completed the reconstruction of the first run- way at the airport, and by the end of the year it is expected to put into operation its new terminal. At present, the passenger traffic of the airport is esti-
mated at less than 1 million people, however by 2014 it is expected to grow up to 5 million passengers. During the 2014 Winter Olympics, the City’s airport will be able to accommodate up to twenty-four landings per hour. The development of Sochi’s cultural infrastructure
will also feature in the City’s preparations for the Games. By 2014, a new Winter Theatre, as well as a cirques are expected to be built. According to Andrew Wolfe, Vice
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