PANSTADIA & ARENA MANAGEMENT AUTUMN 2013
However, the building of stadiums in other Russian cities may run up against some serious problems. The most complex situation is currently the case of St Petersburg, Russia’s second largest city, where the construction of local Zenit-Arena, where one of the semi-fi nals is expected to be organised, is seriously delayed.
Russia’s Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko visits the new Spartak stadium, Tushhino
The construction of the new arena, which will be located on the Krestovsky island was started as far back as in 2009, but is still far from complete. The cost of the project is estimated at 44 billion roubles ($1.33 billion), which is signifi cantly higher than the planned 6.7 billion roubles. According to the latest data, the project is expected to be fi nally completed by 2015.
Many questions still remain regarding Russia’s main football venue, Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium, which is expected to host the opening match of the tournament, as well as the fi nal.
According to plans of the Moscow government, there is a possibility that the stadium may be fully demolished and another modern football stadium built for 90,000 spectators. The preferred option is the implementation of a large-scale reconstruction and modernisation of the stadium.
Transport infrastructure
The building of road and rail is expected to be the highest spending item of the Russian government as part of its preparations for the tournament, reminiscent of Poland’s’ Euro 2012 preparations.
The stadium part of VTB Arena in Moscow is not scheduled to host during World Cup 2018 but remains a powerful statement of Russia’s new sports infrastructure.
Inset: Luzhniki Stadium hosted the IAAF World Athletics Championships this summer and will now be updated to FIFA standards to host the World Cup fi nal.
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According to state plans, up to $10 billion is expected to be invested in the construction of high-speed rail and road networks. The project involves the building of more than 2,000 kilometres of new railway lines and 7,700 kilometres of roads. It is planned that among the most important projects will be the construction of two high-speed railway lines, which are expected to connect Moscow with St. Petersburg, as well as Moscow and Ekaterinburg, Russia’s largest city in the Urals. Also talked about are routes such as
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