straights) community athletics track is also being built next to the main stadium. This will be used by the local community, local and regional athletics clubs and also as a warm-up track for elite events within the stadium. Work began on 20 November 2013 to re-
The new football pitch will be equivalent to Wembley Stadium
move the stadium’s 14 floodlight panels, each weighing 34 tons and containing an average 35 lamps, in preparation for a new roof. At around 45,000sq metres and 84m
ant IAAF Category 1 athletics facility. The stadium will house a host of facili-
ties including changing rooms, press and media accommodation, general back- of-house areas such as catering and preparation kitchens and storage space, as well as areas that will be converted for educational and community use. There will be 995 toilets, 35 catering outlets and over 90 turnstiles as well as a new club store and ticket office. The new football pitch will be 105m x
68m which is equivalent to Wembley Stadium, the Emirates, the Etihad and Old Trafford.
There will be 54,000 spectator seats, in-
cluding 3,600 for corporate hospitality, as well as a range of boxes and lounges. The design
includes innovative retractable
seating to allow closer pitch side football views while
retaining an international
class running track. 5,500 tonnes of steel and 6km of cabling
are being used in the transformation of the stadium. While building work is taking place, the running track is protected by a 750mm deep mat of recycled concrete which is designed to support all the trans- formation activities. A new floodlit 400m 6-lane (8 on the
at its deepest point, the new roof will be the longest cantilevered roof in the world, covering every seat in the stadium and improving acoustics and spectator expe- rience. Work to erect the new roof will be complete by spring 2015. Sustainable construction methods are
being used in the transformation, includ- ing recycling features of the Games-time Stadium into the new design and the re- use of crushed demolition material. Following the Rugby World Cup 2015, fi-
nal work will be carried out to prepare the stadium for its long term concessionaires West Ham United FC and UK Athletics.
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