FEATURE — LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS
CALLING
Construction work is well underway
on The Olympic Stadium.
the delivery of all venues and buildings. This includes Role of LOCOG
buildings at the new Olympic Park (i.e. all stadia, as While the ODA are responsible for delivering the build-
well as the Olympic Village, the International Broadcast ings and infrastructure for the Games, LOCOG’s remit
Centre and the Main Press Centre), all other perma- is to effectively promote and stage the Games. In their
nent competition venues outside the Park, the building own words, “the ODA is building the theatre and
of temporary relocatable arenas, and also the addition LOCOG is putting on the show”.
of other permanent works to existing sports venues Although the two organisations are independent of
that will be used for the Olympics around the country. each other, they are in effect working almost as one,
At the Olympic Park, the 500 acre site was formally and even operate from the same office block in London.
handed over by the ODA to the official delivery partner “We work very closely with the ODA and also the
of the site, the consortium CLM (which comprises IOC to ensure that whatever is built for the Olympics
CH2M Hill, Laing O’Rourke and Mace) in early 2008, and its legacy complies with our needs and our require-
and in June of the same year construction began on ments to make sure it works as an Olympic venue,”
the first of the permanent venues, the main Olympic explained James Bulley, LOCOG’s Director of Venues
Stadium. and Infrastructure.
In a year labelled as “The Big Build” by ODA Chair- While the ODA and its partners have been flat out
man John Armitt, 2009 saw work get underway on all working on the designs and construction of the “The
of the other major construction projects in the Park; Big Build”, LOCOG have been working alongside them
the Aquatics Centre, Velodrome, Broadcast Centre, to ensure that all of the venues will operate perfectly
Main Press Centre and Olympic Village, with work on come July 2012.
the last of the permanent venues, the Handball venue, “The first phase that we have been working on
beginning in July. over the last four years has been understanding the
Another vital element to delivering a successful sites, working with the venue managers and working
2012 Games that falls under the ODA’s remit is trans- very closely with the ODA,” added Bulley. “It has been
port. They are working together with Transport for about mapping out our plans and layouts, optimising
London (TFL) to deliver vital Olympic transport projects, those plans, and making sure that we are delivering
as they build towards their target of 100% of specta- this in the most sustainable way for the Olympic
tors arriving at the Games either by public transport, Games.”
walking or cycling. By the middle of 2009, LOCOG’s plans were locked
“We continue to work closely with the ODA towards down, and with the venues finalised their work moved
this common aim,” declared Peter Hendy, London’s into a new phase. “We’ve now gone into a stage of
Transport Commissioner. “This year will be a significant detailed design, having brought our partners Populous
one as TFL delivers a number of key Games-related and Atkins on board, to take us into the real detail of
transport projects, including re-opening the extended what it is going to take to deliver these venues,”
East London Line, the completion of the Jubilee Line explained Bulley.
upgrade, new London over ground trains entering ser- With some of the venues to be built specifically for
vice and the opening of the Docklands Light Railway the Games, some already built (and used for other
extension to Stratford International Station.” sporting events), and some hosting sporting events for ➲
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