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many challenges to come. But I am delighted support from the National Lottery. the permanent foundations for the
with what has been achieved so far and as we There is a long way to go but the prize of a Stadium structure.
prepare for Beijing, it is immensely reassuring to lasting legacy of world-class sporting venues, Through the autumn and winter of 2008,
know that preparations for our Games are on thousands of new homes, new open spaces floor slabs will be laid for the base of the
time and on track.” and community facilities - all within a new urban Stadium ‘bowl’ and the lower tier structures,
Mayor of London Boris Johnson said: park served by first-class transport links - is and the columns that support the pedestrian
‘Starting the Stadium construction three getting closer every day.” concourse level will be built.
months ahead of schedule is a tremendous The first phase of construction involves Early in 2009 the erection of the steel
achievement, and I congratulate those who reinforcing the ground on which the structures that will support the Stadium roof will
have worked tirelessly and professionally to Stadium will sit upon by inserting up to 4,000 begin to rise, giving an indication of the final
make this happen. concrete columns into the soil. This forms height and scale of the structure.
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As I told the International Olympic Committee
this week, I am determined to make sure that
The Team Stadium Consortium consists of:
London does the Games proud, and that the Construction Contractor - Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd
Games leave a lasting legacy which every Architect and sport venue design - HOK Sport Ltd
Londoner can enjoy and be proud of.”
Structural and building services engineer - Buro Happold
Janet Paraskeva, Chair of the Olympic Lottery
Landscape architect - HED
Distributor, said: “Impressive progress is being
Planning consultant - Savills Hepher Dixon
made on the Olympic Park site and we are very
Projects they have worked on include the Arsenal Stadium (Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd, HOK
encouraged to see what is being achieved with
Sport, Buro Happold) and the) and the main Stadium for the Sydney Games (HOK Sport).
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