Olympic Delivery Authority The Big Build: Completion Milestones to 27 July 2011 pdf

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Olympic Delivery Authority

The Big Build: Completion

Milestones to 27 July 2011

July 2010

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In April 2007 the Olympic Delivery Authority

(ODA) set out 10 major milestones that it

planned to achieve by the Closing Ceremony

of the Beijing 2008 Games

These milestones will provide the foundations

for the delivery of the venues and infrastructure

of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic

Games and the legacy beyond.

The delivery of these milestones on time and

within budget will be underpinned by five

priority themes: design and accessibility,

equality and inclusion, health and safety,

legacy and sustainability.

At the end of 2007 the ODA is on track

to hit its milestones.

This publication sets out these 10 milestones

and the progress made by the end of 2007.

milestones it has planned to achieve for different

phases of the project.

The first 10 milestones – known as ‘Demolish, Dig,

Design’ – focused on preparing the site for the main

construction of the venues and infrastructure for the

London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games,

and the legacy beyond 2012

The second 10 were the first phase of construction –

‘The Big Build: Foundations’ They focused on putting

in place the foundations of the main venues and

infrastructure in the Olympic Park These were followed

by the next phase – ‘The Big Build: Structures’.

All these milestones have now been delivered

The project remains on track and within budget

This document sets out 10 new milestones that the

ODA plans to achieve by 27 July 2011 – a date

one year from the Opening Ceremony of the

London 2012 Olympic Games.

The construction of the venues and infrastructure for the London 2012 Games is funded by the National Lottery through the Olympic Lottery Distributor, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Mayor of London and the London Development Agency

On the cover: a view from inside the Olympic Stadium

Aerial view of the Olympic Park, June 2010 Page 6

Milestones to the Beijing 2008 Games – Demolish, Dig, Design

Milestones to 27 July 2009 – The Big Build: Foundations

Milestones to 27 July 2010 – The Big Build: Structures

Part two: Milestones to 27 July 2011 Page 11

Milestone 01: Construction of the Olympic Stadium will be complete

and the venue ready to be handed over Page 12

Milestone 02: Construction of the Aquatics Centre will be complete

and the venue ready to be handed over Page 14

Milestone 03: Construction of the Velodrome will be complete and

the venue ready to be handed over Page 16

Milestone 04: Construction of the International Broadcast Centre/

Main Press Centre (IBC/MPC) will be complete and ready for

occupation by the Olympic Broadcasting Service and the

London 2012 Organising Committee

Page 18

Milestone 05: Construction of the Handball and Basketball Arenas

will be complete and the venues ready to be handed over Page 20

Milestone 06: Construction of the Lee Valley White Water Centre

will be complete and the venue handed over to Lee Valley Regional

Park Authority

Page 22

Milestone 07: Construction work on Eton Manor and Royal Artillery

Barracks will be underway and on track to be completed as planned

in spring 2012

Page 24

Milestone 08: The external structure of the Olympic Village will

be finished with the internal fit out complete in most of the blocks Page 26

Milestone 09: Construction of all permanent bridges will be complete

All utilities will be operational Landscaping will be well advanced

across the Park

Page 28

Milestone 10: Construction work at Stratford Regional Station will

be complete, with Londoners already benefiting from hundreds

of millions of pounds of additional investment across London’s

transport system

Page 32

Design and accessibility; Employment and skills; Equality and

inclusion; Health, safety and security; Legacy; Sustainability

Olympic Delivery Authority

27 July 2010 marks two years to go to the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games Over the past 12 months, the Olympic Park has changed dramatically With the structures of the main sporting venues complete, you can now get a real feel for the layout of the Park and the compact nature of the site

We would like to pay tribute to our world-class contractors and workforce who have, once again, helped us to hit all our milestones There have been many challenges over the past year – not least the very difficult winter – but they have risen to them all

We are now entering our final year of the ‘big build’ – the construction of the main venues and infrastructure on the Park – and we are setting ourselves

10 challenging completion milestones for the coming year

As an organisation, the Olympic Delivery Authority said in 2006 that it would complete the main construction work by summer 2011, so the major venues are ready to be handed over We are on track to do this, but we are not complacent: this remains the most challenging phase of the project Health and safety must remain our highest priority

We are doing all this in what is obviously a difficult economic environment Our programme is helping to create thousands of jobs up and down the country, as well as filling order books for UK plc

As the Games get closer, the eyes of the world will increasingly turn to London As the venues are completed, people will see for themselves the exciting stage for the Games in 2012 and the lasting legacy for London and the UK that will be left as a result

After the ‘big build’

Although the main venues and infrastructure are on track to be completed

a year before the London 2012 Games, there will still be some limited work

on the Olympic Park in the final year, as was always planned

For example, the Olympic Village has always had a later completion date

in autumn 2011

With the main construction finished across the site, we will be able to open

up and begin work on the fringes of the Park For example, the site of the warm-up track in the south of the Park is currently the location of a logistics hub and concrete batching plant Eton Manor in the north of the Park will

be completed in spring 2012

In the final year, works will also be underway on some of the temporary facilities, including the Water Polo Arena, located next to the Aquatics Centre, the catering facilities in the International Broadcast Centre/Main Press Centre, and the Shooting venue in Woolwich Arsenal

An artist’s impression of the inside of the

Water Polo Arena during the Games

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Milestones to the Beijing

2008 Games

demolish, dig, design

Read more about the 10 milestones

to the Beijing 2008 Games in

‘demolish, dig, design’ This

can be downloaded from the

London 2012 website at:

www.london2012.com/milestones

Milestone 01

The majority of the Olympic Park will be cleared and cleaned

Milestone 02

With the tunnels and cabling complete, the power for the Olympic Park will be set

to switchunderground

Milestone 03

The main temporary roads and bridges will have been built, giving access to

a safe and secure construction site for the ‘big build’

Milestone 04

The installation

of new water and energy systems that will serve the Olympic Park during and after the London 2012 Games will have started

up east London and support the London 2012 Games will have started, with many complete

Milestone 07

Construction will have started on the bridge that will take people over the Aquatics Centre to the Olympic Stadium

Building work on the Stadium will

be about to begin

Milestone 08

Construction

on the Olympic Village will have started

Milestone 09

Contracts will have been let and designs agreed for the

‘big four’ venues

in the Olympic Park – and at venues outside London work

on site will have started

Milestone 10

The development

of the Legacy Masterplan Framework (LMF) for the Olympic Park will be well advanced

Milestones to 27 July 2009

the big build: foundations

Read more about the 10 milestones

to 27 July 2009 in ‘the big build:

foundations’ This can be

downloaded from the

London 2012 website at:

www.london2012.com/milestones

Milestone 01

Almost all of the Olympic Park will have been cleared and cleaned The overhead pylons will have been removed and the erection of the new perimeter security fence will be underway

Milestone 02

Seven bridges will be structurally complete, 10 further bridges and underpasses will be under construction and the building of the permanent roads will have started The refurbishment of the waterways in the Olympic Park will be complete

Milestone 03

The new Primary Substation at Kings Yard will be substantially complete, with the new equipment also

in place to transmit permanent power

to the Olympic Park from the wider national network

The construction

of the new Energy Centre will be well underway

Milestone 04

The foundations

of the Olympic Stadium will be complete Work

on the upper seating structure and roof will

Milestone 07

Contracts will have been let, designs agreed and work will

be about to start on the Handball Arena

The design of the Basketball Arena will have been agreed, and the process

of appointing construction contractors will

be underway

Milestone 08

Building work will be underway

on the majority

of the Olympic Village plots

Milestone 09

Significant progress will have been made

on the transport projects that are increasing capacity to support the Games Of the

25 underway,

13 will be nearing completion

Milestone 10

Outside of London the ODA works at Weymouth and Portland will have been completed and ready for use Construction work will have also started on the Lee Valley White Water Centre

Read more about the 10 milestones

to 27 July 2010 in ‘the big build:

structures’ This can be downloaded

from the London 2012 website at:

www.london2012.com/milestones

Milestone 01

The structure

of the Olympic Stadium including the roof will be complete The first seats will be fitted and work

Milestone 03

The Velodrome structure and roof will be complete, with work about to start on installing the timber track

Milestone 04

The structure of the International Broadcast Centre and multi-storey car park will

be finished, with roof and wall cladding well underway The Main Press Centre’s structure will be nearing completion

will have begun

on the new Eton

All the major infrastructure needed to support the development will be complete

Milestone 07

All works will

be complete at the Eton Dorney Rowing venue

The new lake and competition courses

at Lee Valley White Water Centre will

be finished with the facilities building almost complete A planning application will have been submitted for the Shooting facilities

at the Royal Artillery Barracks

Milestone 08

More than half of the new bridges and underpasses will be complete and parts of the Olympic Park Loop Road

in operation

Planting will have begun across the Park

Milestone 09

The Energy Centre, Primary Substation, main sewer and deep sewer pumping station will all

be operational

The Energy Centre will now

be operational

in autumn 2010, and will be commissioned

in line with requirements for heating across the Olympic Park

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By 27 July 2011: Construction

of the Olympic Stadium will

be complete and the venue

ready to be handed over.

On the evening of 27 July 2012, the Olympic Stadium will be a burst of sound, light and energy, when the Opening Ceremony marks the start

of the London 2012 Games

Throughout the Games, the Stadium will be at the heart of the action, hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Athletics competitions as well as the Opening and Closing Ceremonies

of both Games

The venue is already structurally complete and will be finished a year before the Games Its cable-net roof will provide the optimum conditions for athletes on the field of play and cover two-thirds of spectators

The 14 lighting towers have been lifted into place, taking the Stadium

to its full height, 60m above the field

of play The floodlights will be tested and switched on for the first time

in autumn 2010

Work is already progressing on the field of play: a drainage system has been installed, along with ducts

for the cabling needed for the ceremonies, Olympic Broadcasting Service and timing equipment The ground is now being prepared and flattened in readiness for the first layer of surfacing for the athletics track The final track surface will

be laid in summer 2011, when the environmental conditions will be most suitable for laying track

The first of the 80,000 seats have already been put in place and the remainder will be installed over the coming winter

Work is well underway inside the Stadium, where there is a 60m warm-up track and 700 rooms, including medical rooms, showers, toilets and changing rooms

The fitting out of the interior, from plumbing in showers and toilets to tiling changing rooms, will continue through the rest of 2010 and the first part of 2011, so it is ready to

be handed over

An aerial view of the Olympic Stadium Its cable-net roof has a fabric material covering, which will provide the optimum conditions for athletes and cover two-thirds of spectators

By 27 July 2011: Construction

of the Aquatics Centre will be

complete and the venue ready

to be handed over.

Swimmers Rebecca Adlington and Eleanor Simmonds became household names at the Beijing 2008 Games

The UK will be hoping we can repeat our medal success at home in the new Aquatics Centre being built

in the Olympic Park

The unique wave-like Centre, designed by international architect Zaha Hadid, will be the gateway

to the Olympic Park in 2012 and the first venue that the majority of spectators arriving at the Park from Stratford Regional Station will see

They will walk across a vast land bridge that spans a railway line, river and the Aquatics Centre’s training pool The final section of this bridge will be put in place by the end of

2010, once the steel structures of the venue’s two temporary ‘wing’

seating stands have been built

The foundations for these 42m-high seating stands are nearing

completion Their steel structures will be erected by the end of 2010, then covered with a transparent cladding in the first part of 2011

The first concrete terracing units for the venue’s permanent seating are already in place, and the installation

of the seats will be completed by

27 July 2011

The temporary stands increase the capacity of the venue to 17,500 during the Games, when it will host Swimming, Paralympic Swimming, Diving and the Aquatics discipline

of the Modern Pentathlon After the Games the Centre will be transformed into a much-needed facility for the local community and elite swimmers The stands will be replaced with the Centre’s permanent glazed facade, leaving a venue with a 2,500 capacity – although

it will be possible to increase this for major events

The venue’s permanent structure and roof have already been completed, and the roof is covered and watertight The underside of the roof – the venue’s ceiling – is now being lined with treated timber and this will

be complete in spring 2011 Hidden from view by the spectacular wave-like roof, the two 50m swimming pools and 25m diving pool have been dug out, lined with concrete and filled with water

to test they are watertight before they are tiled

Tiling will begin in summer 2010 and be completed by the end of the year The pools can then be filled with swimming water to test the filtration tanks and system by the end of spring 2011, when it will be ready to be handed over The Water Polo Arena will be located next to the Aquatics Centre Planning permission is pending for this 5,000-capacity temporary venue and construction is due to start on site in spring 2011

An artist’s impression of the Aquatics Centre during the London 2012 Games

The three Aquatics Centre pools were lined and filled with water

to test them, before tiling begins in summer 2010

By 27 July 2011: Construction

of the Velodrome will be

complete and the venue

ready to be handed over.

Following the success of Britain’s cyclists at the Beijing 2008 Games, there will be high expectations for medal success at the London

2012 Velodrome

Sir Chris Hoy, who won three medals

in Beijing, joined other experts on the venue’s design panel, to help ensure the best possible conditions for participants

in the Cycling and Paralympic Cycling events – with the aim of creating the world’s fastest Velodrome The speed

of the track is determined by a range

of factors including the slope of the track, the temperature and environmental conditions

The ultra-fast track will be made of Siberian pine – certified by the Forest Stewardship Council The pine is being prepared and will be delivered to the Olympic Park in summer 2010, ahead

of its installation This will enable the timber to acclimatise before it is fitted,

to stop it expanding or contracting after it is put in place During the Games, a high temperature will be maintained at track level to optimise the performance of the athletes

The Velodrome is one of the most sustainable venues on the Park Its lightweight structure and cable-net roof saved substantial amounts of material and associated carbon emissions during their manufacture

The venue is naturally ventilated and has strategically positioned roof-lights

to let in abundant daylight, reducing the need for artificial lighting Its design collects rainwater that will reduce mains water usage by more than 70 per cent

The structure of the 6,000-seat venue has been completed and its cable-net roof lifted into place The glass wall that will encircle the venue between the lower and upper tiers is being put

in place and will be completed later this year This will give spectators views across the Park and out to the London skyline

The installation of the rails for the venue’s 6,000 seats has started, with all seating due to be finished by the end of 2010 The Velodrome is due to

be completed in spring 2011, ready

to be handed over

Meanwhile, a 6,000-seat BMX Circuit is being built alongside the Velodrome An internationally renowned BMX track designer has been appointed and construction will start on site in spring 2011 It is due to

be completed by late summer 2011.After the Games, the circuit will be reconfigured and joined by a new mountain bike track and road cycle circuit, forming a VeloPark for the local community, cycling clubs and elite athletes This new cycling hub will be owned, managed and funded by the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority

Workers complete the Velodrome’s cable-net roof

By 27 July 2011: Construction

of the International Broadcast

Centre/Main Press Centre

(IBC/MPC) will be complete

and ready for occupation by

the Olympic Broadcasting

Service and the London 2012

Organising Committee.

The International Broadcast Centre/

Main Press Centre (IBC/MPC) will

be a 24-hour hub for more than 20,000 broadcasters, journalists and photographers during the London 2012 Games Together, they will convey the excitement

of the London 2012 Games to

an estimated four billion people around the world

The giant structure of the IBC is already complete and fully clad

A temporary gantry structure on the outside of the building has also been finished This will hold equipment that will service the building, such

as air-conditioning units, fans and back-up generators, thereby maximising space within the building and reducing background noise for broadcasters

The MPC will have four storeys of offices and studios for journalists and photographers Its 29,000sq m structure has been completed and is now being covered It is due to be fully clad in autumn 2010

The building has a ‘brown roof’, which uses seeds and logs reclaimed from the Olympic Park construction site to encourage new wildlife

Throughout the rest of 2010 and the first half of 2011, both the IBC and MPC will be fitted out and furnished, with both buildings complete by

27 July 2011 This will allow for the installation of the equipment for

broadcasters and the media in good time for the start of the Games After the Games, the buildings will offer a total of 80,000sq m of business space with the potential

to generate thousands of new jobs The facilities have been designed

to be adapted for a wide range of potential tenants after the Games: either single tenants occupying the entire buildings, or multiple tenants

on each floor

The multi-storey car park that will serve the media during the Games and tenants of the development afterwards is also structurally complete It is due to be complete

in autumn 2011, once the final work inside, such as lighting and lifts, has been finished and tested

Because the media will be working around the clock, the complex will have a temporary catering village, including a 4000-seat restaurant, 800-capacity media conference room and a 200m-long ‘high street’, with outlets such as banks, newsagents, travel agents and

a post office

A planning application for the groundworks for these temporary facilities has been submitted, with the main planning application due

to follow in early autumn 2010 Construction is due to start on all the facilities early in 2011 and will be well underway by 27 July 2011

An artist’s impression of the International Broadcast Centre during the London 2012 Games

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An aerial view of the International Broadcast Centre/Main Press Centre (IBC/MPC)

showing the IBC (front), MPC (back left) and multi-storey car park (back right)

By 27 July 2011: Construction

of the Handball and Basketball

Arenas will be complete

and the venues ready to be

handed over.

Handball Arena

The structure of the new multi-use sports centre being built in the west of the Olympic Park has been completed in the past year

The cladding of the Arena’s walls has started, and the venue’s copper covering will follow later this summer

To give it a distinctive appearance, the recycled copper has been aged, then treated to stop it ageing further, before it is installed The roof will feature 88 light pipes to allow natural light into the venue, reducing the demand for electric lights

The concourse level that encircles the venue will be glazed, enabling visitors to the Park to see the sport taking place inside and illuminating the venue when lit at night This, along with the wall and roof covering, is due to be complete during autumn 2010

The installation of the venue’s timber-sprung field of play will begin in early 2011 and is due

to be complete in the spring

The Arena’s permanent terraced seating will be fitted towards the end of 2010, followed by its retractable seating This will allow the seating capacity to be flexible, enabling the venue to be used for different activities after the Games, ranging from community sport to international competition

The retractable seating is due to be fitted from spring 2011 and by 27 July

2011 the venue will be fully complete and ready to be handed over

Basketball Arena

The Basketball Arena will be one of the most heavily used venues within the Olympic Park, with competition events taking place every day during the London 2012 Games, watched

by around half a million spectators During the Olympic Games, the Arena will host the Basketball preliminaries and quarter-finals, and the Handball semi-finals and finals During the Paralympic Games it will be the venue for Wheelchair Basketball and Wheelchair Rugby.The Arena’s giant frame was erected

in less than three months during spring 2010 It has been covered

in fabric that will form the canvas for spectacular lighting during the Games The temporary seating and accommodation around the venue will start to be installed this summer with the Arena on track to be complete in spring 2011

Different contractors have been employed to construct each element of the venue, such as its frame, seating and modular accommodation These parts are owned by the respective contractors, who will dismantle, take away and reuse or recycle the parts elsewhere after the Games

A view from inside the completed structure of the Handball Arena

Workers finish covering the structure of the Basketball Arena

By 27 July 2011: Construction

of the Lee Valley White Water

Centre will be complete and

the venue handed over to Lee

Valley Regional Park Authority.

Lee Valley White Water Centre

In spring 2011, the Lee Valley White Water Centre in Hertfordshire will

be the first new London 2012 venue

to open to the public – more than

a year before the London 2012 Games People of all abilities – from elite athletes to beginners – will

be able to raft or canoe down the two white water courses at the centre, which will be run before and after the Games by the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (LVRPA) During the Olympic Games the centre will host the Canoe Slalom events

The two courses are being built from scratch: a 300m competition course and a 160m intermediate/training course A new starting lake has been constructed and the white water is created through a system of pumps and obstacles placed along the courses A new facilities building

is also being constructed

The lake, courses and pumps have been finished, and the facilities building is structurally complete

The centre is due to be handed over to the LVRPA in autumn 2010

Before then, the facilities building and viewing mounds around the course will be completed and the two courses commissioned LVRPA will own and operate the Lee Valley White Water Centre

Weymouth and Portland

The enhancements to the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) were completed

in 2008 – the first London 2012 sporting venue to be finished The works included the construction of

a new slipway and 70 moorings, boat parking and crane piers

The works are already benefiting the sailing community, helping athletes to prepare for the Games and benefiting the local area before the Games begin

Eton Dorney

Work at a second sporting venue was completed in spring 2010 Eton College Rowing Centre, near Windsor, Berkshire, will host the Rowing, Paralympic Rowing and Canoe Sprint events during the Games The venue has a 2,200m, eight-lane rowing course, warm-up lanes and competition facilities Although the facilities were already world-class, improvements were needed to ensure the venue met the particular requirements of the Games

An additional cut-through has been created at the 1,400m mark, to allow competitors to get from the return lane

to the competition course Previously the only cut-through was at the 600m mark Two bridges have also been installed The first spans the new cut-through, while the other has replaced the existing finish line bridge with a wider one

The new finish line bridge at Eton Dorney was lifted into place early in 2010