2012 olympics, the big build: completion

Olympic Delivery Authority

The Big Build: Completion Milestones to 27 July 2011

July 2010

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.

Over the past three years the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has set out in advance the 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

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Foreword Page 5

Aerial view of the Olympic Park, June 2010 Page 6

Part one: Previous milestones Page 8

Milestones to the Beijing 2008 Games – Demolish, Dig, Design Milestones to 27 July 2009 – The Big Build: FoundationsMilestones 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.

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Milestone 02: Construction of the Aquatics Centre will be complete and the venue ready to be handed over.

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Milestone 03: Construction of the Velodrome will be complete and the venue ready to be handed over.

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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.

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Milestone 05: Construction of the Handball and Basketball Arenas will be complete and the venues ready to be handed over.

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Milestone 06: Construction of the Lee Valley White Water Centre will be complete and the venue handed over to Lee Valley Regional Park Authority.

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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.

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Milestone 08: The external structure of the Olympic Village will be finished with the internal fit out complete in most of the blocks.

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Milestone 09: Construction of all permanent bridges will be complete. All utilities will be operational. Landscaping will be well advanced across the Park.

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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.

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Priority themes Page 36

Design and accessibility; Employment and skills; Equality and inclusion; Health, safety and security; Legacy; Sustainability

Workers finish cladding the northern face of the Energy Centre


John ArmittChairmanOlympic Delivery Authority

David HigginsChief ExecutiveOlympic 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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Key to venues An aerial view of the Olympic Park looking from south to north, June 2010.

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Milestones to the Beijing 2008 Gamesdemolish, 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 01The majority of the Olympic Park will be cleared and cleaned.

Milestone 02With the tunnels and cabling complete, the power for the Olympic Park will be set to switchunderground.

Milestone 03The main temporary roads and bridges will have been built, giving access toa safe and secure construction site for the ‘big build’.

Milestone 04The installation of new water and energy systems that will serve the Olympic Park during and after the London 2012 Games will have started.

Milestone 05The regeneration of the waterways will have started, improving the environment and access for the ‘big build’.

Milestone 06The transport enhancements that will open up east London and support the London 2012 Games will have started, with many complete.

Milestone 07Construction 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 08Construction on the Olympic Village will have started.

Milestone 09Contracts 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 10The development of the Legacy Masterplan Framework (LMF) for the Olympic Park will be well advanced.


Milestones to 27 July 2009the 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 01Almost 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 02Seven 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 03The 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 04The foundations of the Olympic Stadium will be complete. Work on the upper seating structure and roof will be underway.

Milestone 05The foundations of the Aquatics Centre will have been completed with work on the building’s structure well underway.

Milestone 06Work will have started on the foundations of the Velodrome and International Broadcast Centre/Main Press Centre.

Milestone 07Contracts 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 08Building work will be underway on the majority of the Olympic Village plots.

Milestone 09Significant 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 10Outside 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.


Milestones to 27 July 2010the big build: structures

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 01The structure of the Olympic Stadium including the roof will be complete. The first seats will be fitted and work on the field of play about to start.

Milestone 02The Aquatics Centre’s permanent structure and roof will be complete and all three swimming pools will be dug out.

Milestone 03The Velodrome structure and roof will be complete, with work about to start on installing the timber track.

Milestone 04The 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.

Milestone 05The Handball Arena and Basketball Arena structures will be in place with internal works underway. Building work will have begun on the new Eton Manor sporting facilities.

Milestone 06The majority of the Olympic Village homes will be structurally finished and internal works will have started. All the major infrastructure needed to support the development will be complete.

Milestone 07All 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 08More 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 09The 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.

Milestone 10All major transport improvements will be in progress or complete, and the next level of detailed planning for transport operations during the Games will have been completed.


Milestone 01

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


accuracy to which the running track will be laid

size of the two Panasonic TV screens inside the Olympic Stadium

The Olympic Stadium’s first seats were installed in June 2010


Milestone 02

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 !lled with water to test them, before tiling begins in summer 2010

litres of water in the Aquatics Centre’s pools

tiles in the Aquatics Centre


Milestone 03

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


cabling used in the Velodrome’s cable-net roof

Temperature at track level during races at the London 2012 Games

A view inside the Velodrome, before its cable-net roof was covered


Milestone 04

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


meals served each day in the 24-hour IBC/MPC catering village during the London 2012 Games

bird and bat boxes on the Main Press Centre

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)


Milestone 05

By 27 July 2011: Construction of the Handball and Basketball Arenas will be complete and the venues ready to be handed over.

Handball ArenaThe 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 ArenaThe 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


height of the doorways in the athlete’s facilities at the Basketball Arena

hours to get the Handball Arena ready for the Modern Pentathlon Fencing events after the Handball finishes, including replacing the Handball mat with the ten Fencing pistes and installing new scoreboards

Workers !nish covering the structure of the Basketball Arena


Milestone 06

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 CentreIn 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 PortlandThe 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 DorneyWork 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


speed of parts of the competition course at the Lee Valley White Water Centre

sporting venues (Eton Dorney and Weymouth and Portland) complete and in use more than two years ahead of the Games

An aerial view from May 2010 of the Lee Valley White Water Centre, showing the facilities building (centre) and, in blue, the starting points of the intermediate and Olympic courses


Milestone 07

By 27 July 2011: Construction work on Eton Manor and Royal Artillery Barracks will be underway and on track to be completed as planned in spring 2012.

Eton ManorWork began in June 2010 on the final permanent sporting facilities being built in the Olympic Park.

Eton Manor will host Wheelchair Tennis during the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Throughout the Games, it will have five temporary training pools for participants in Aquatics events.

After the Games, the area will be transformed into sporting facilities for the local community, including a tennis centre with four indoor and six outdoor courts, a hockey centre with two pitches, and space for ten five-a-side football pitches that will be added in the future. It is hoped that the hockey pitches will be relocated from the Hockey Centre, which will be constructed by the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) within the Olympic Park.

The detailed design of the Eton Manor facilities is complete and the contractors undertaking different parts of the facilities have all been appointed. Work to prepare the ground levels and form the foundations of the temporary swimming pools is underway.

The main sports complex will house the hockey centre and the indoor tennis courts after the Games. Work has begun on its foundations, which are due to be complete in autumn 2010, followed by the structure early in 2011.

The tennis courts and stands are due to start in autumn 2010 and will be structurally complete by summer 2011. The temporary pools and buildings needed for the Games will follow and are due to be completed in spring 2012.

Royal Artillery BarracksUnlike at most previous Games, competitors in the Shooting events at the London 2012 Games will be close to the heart of the action, enabling the participants to stay with their teammates in the Olympic Village. During their event, the athletes – and spectators – will enjoy the spectacular backdrop of the historic Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich, which date from the 18th century.

Four temporary indoor ranges for Pistol and Rifle Shooting are being built, along with outdoor shotgun ranges for Trap and Skeet events. Temporary spectator grandstands will be provided at each Shooting range. After the Games, the indoor 10m Shooting range will be taken down and relocated to provide shooting facilities elsewhere in the UK.

The proposed facilities have been granted planning permission and a design team has been appointed. A construction contractor will be appointed by the end of 2010 to start on site early in 2011.

An artist’s impression of the new facilities at Eton Manor, where the Wheelchair Tennis will take place during the London 2012 Paralympic Games


war memorials at Eton Manor that will be stored off site during construction, then returned to the newly landscaped area after the Games

new tennis courts for use by the local community at Eton Manor after the Games

An aerial view (from east to west, with the A12 running down the left) showing Eton Manor at the start of construction


Milestone 08

By 27 July 2011: The external structure of the Olympic Village will be finished with the internal fit out complete in most of the blocks.

An entire new community is taking shape on the Olympic Park in east London. More than 2,800 homes are being constructed on the Olympic Village site, along with a new educational academy, multi-use community space and healthcare facilities.

There will be 11 residential plots, each made up of six to eight blocks, with a mix of affordable homes and housing for sale and rent.

Five of these residential plots are structurally complete – one of which has been fully clad – and the others are approaching their full height. Across all the plots, three-quarters of the floors are structurally complete. All plots will be complete during autumn 2010 and clad by the end of the year.

As the blocks are completed, they will start to be fitted out. Temporary partitions will be put in to create the rooms where around 17,000 athletes and officials will stay during the Games. Bathrooms, lighting, telecommunications and temporary flooring will also be installed.

By 27 July 2011, most of the blocks will be fitted out with the rest completed in autumn 2011.

After the Games, the Village will be transformed into one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom properties. Kitchens will be installed and temporary partitions removed to form the final living spaces and bedrooms. New timber or carpet flooring will also be fitted.

Construction has also started on the new education campus being built within the Village site. After the Games, Chobham Academy will provide 1,800 places for students aged 3–19 in nursery, primary and secondary schools, and an FE college with adult-learning facilities. During the Games, it will be used as an operations centre. The structure of the academy will be completed by autumn 2010 and it will be clad by the end of the year.

Work has also started on the foundations of the Polyclinic, which will serve existing local communities and the residents of the Village after 2012. Run by NHS Newham, the facilities will include multiple GP surgeries, outpatient and physiotherapy services, a children’s clinic and facilities for X-ray and ultrasound. During the Games, the facilities will be used by athletes. The Polyclinic is due to be structurally complete in spring 2011.

An aerial view of construction on Chobham Academy (bottom right), the new educational facilities being built within the Olympic Village


blocks across the 11 residential plots

affordable homes in the Olympic Village after the Games, to be managed by Triathlon Homes

An aerial view of the construction on the Olympic Village


Milestone 09

By 27 July 2011: Construction of all permanent bridges will be complete. All utilities will be operational. Landscaping will be well advanced across the Park.

New green spacesThe new parklands in the Olympic Park will be a venue in themselves for tens of thousands of spectators at the London 2012 Games. Visitors will be able to soak up the atmosphere in the parklands and enjoy the rivers, woodlands and ornamental gardens – or watch the sporting action on live screens within the Park.

Long after 2012, tens of thousands more visitors will be able to enjoy the meadows, gardens, woods and river walks in the parklands, which were inspired by the original Victorian public parks of London.

The north of the parklands will be ecologically diverse, with a range of new wildlife habitats, meadows, woodlands and wetlands. Planting in the north of the Park will be substantially complete during the coming autumn/winter, with the earthworks and planting complete by 27 July 2011. There will also be spectator lawns at two of the highest points of the Park, offering views across London.

The southern parklands will have a more ‘urban’ feel than in the north. They will also be the location of the London 2012 Gardens. These ornamental gardens will celebrate the British tradition of collecting and cultivating plants. Around 250 different species will be planted in different world zones.

As well as the setting for the Games, the parklands will also be a working landscape. The wetland bowls and wet woodlands in the north of the Park will help to manage floodwater, protecting the rest of the Park and 4,000 existing homes around the Park from a one-in-a-hundred-year storm.

The Park is a carefully designed ecosystem with an interconnected series of habitats, such as otter holts, sandmartin banks, bird and bat boxes, frog ponds, compost heaps and wormeries.

The Park’s landscape has been designed to collect rainwater and filter it slowly through a network of frog ponds and reed beds, rather than let it drain straight back into the river system. The irrigation needed to establish new plants will use non-potable water from the new waste-water treatment facility that will recycle sewerage from the Northern Outfall Sewer under The Greenway.

Connecting communitiesMore than 30 bridges are being built to span the numerous rivers and railways that run through the Park and create links across the Park during the Games. After the Games, the majority will remain and connect the communities within and surrounding the Park with the new parklands and sporting venues.

More than half of the bridges and underpasses are structurally complete with work underway on nearly all the remaining structures. The completed structures include the five bridges linking the Olympic Stadium ‘island’ site with the rest of the Park, and a new link into the Park underneath the busy A12 dual carriageway in the north-east corner of the Park.

A ‘backbone’ for regeneration Just as construction is transforming the Olympic Park above ground, the ‘big build’ is also progressing under the surface. An entirely new utilities infrastructure is being installed to meet the demands of the London 2012 Games, and to provide a ‘backbone’ for the long-term development of the area.


different species in the London 2012 Garden

wetland plants in the Olympic Park

The !rst trees have been planted in the wet woodlands in the north of the Olympic Park – view looking south to the Aquatics Centre


Milestone 09 continued

A new Energy Centre in the west of the Park is ready to be operational in autumn 2010 and will be commissioned in line with requirements for heating across the Park. Throughout the coming year it will begin providing heat to the different construction sites. During the Games, the Centre will provide heating, cooling (for air conditioning) and power for the venues across the Park. After the Games, it will contribute power and provide heating for the local area.

A Primary Substation has been built alongside the Energy Centre to distribute electricity efficiently from the wider national network to the venues around the Park and the developments in the area after 2012. It was completed in autumn 2009 – almost three years before the Games – when it began supplying power to the Stratford City development.

The original utility networks underneath the Park have been

diverted, removed or disconnected. The electricity pylons that dominated the landscape were removed by the end of 2008, with the power moved into two new 6km tunnels underneath the Park. By the end of 2010, the permanent infrastructure for the new network of utilities (gas, water, electricity, telecommunications and sewerage) will be complete and used by contractors on the Park.

All the contracts are in place for the operation of these utilities to be adopted by private companies by 27 July 2011. For example, Thames Water will take on the water and sewerage networks. The electricity network is owned by Lee Valley Utilities, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EDF, and Cofely will own and operate the Energy Centre.

Work has begun on a waste-water recycling plant in partnership with Thames Water. This will help to reduce the use of potable water on the Park.

The Primary Substation, which was completed in autumn 2009, won the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Award for ‘Commercial and Industrial Building of the Year’ in May 2010


reduction in the use of potable water that the Olympic Delivery Authority is aiming to achieve on the Olympic Park

The new Pumping Station (pictured) and sewer network within the Olympic Park is operational. It will collect, convey and remove waste-water from the main venues and buildings within the Park during and after the London 2012 Games


Milestone 10

By 27 July 2011: 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.

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is funding or contributing funding to a series of improvements to transport infrastructure to create a safe, reliable and accessible transport system for the increased numbers of passengers during the Games.

The improvements – many of which are already complete – will leave lasting benefits after the Games and transform this part of east London into one of the best connected areas of the capital. Londoners are already benefiting from the many enhancements that have been completed.

Stratford Regional StationCurrently 37,000 people use Stratford Regional Station (SRS) during morning peak hours and this is estimated to increase to 83,000 by 2016. During the Games it will be one of the three ‘gateway’ stations to the Olympic Park, when it will be used by an estimated 120,000 people, including around 80,000 spectators at peak times. The ODA is investing around £125 million to treble the station’s capacity and improve its accessibility.

Already, platforms have been lengthened and widened, more space has been created on the

platforms, and new lifts and staircases installed. A third subway will be opened by the autumn. Together, these will improve passenger flow at what will become the interchange for 10 rail routes with 19 platforms. In autumn 2010, a new Central Line platform will open, allowing passengers to exit trains on both sides and interchange or leave the station more easily.

Next to SRS, a developer is building the new Stratford City shopping centre – within which will be a new northern entrance/exit to the station – and a bridge linking Stratford City to the existing town centre. The bridge will also join up with the new mezzanine-level entrance/exit that has been built for the ODA on the south side of SRS. This new southern entrance/exit will open in autumn 2010, while the shopping centre and bridge are scheduled to open in autumn 2011. During the Games, spectators will be able to use the new exits and bridge to reach the Olympic Park through the new Stratford City shopping centre.

Two new platforms for the London Overground’s North London Line (NLL) opened at SRS in spring 2009. The former NLL platforms at the station are being modified, so they can be used as a stop

An artist’s impression of the new mezzanine-level entrance to Stratford Regional Station. It will link to a bridge that will take spectators to the new Stratford City shopping centre and on to the Olympic Park


different rail routes will serve Stratford Regional Station during and after the London 2012 Games, making it the most connected station in London other than King’s Cross St. Pancras

Later this year, a new staircase will lead from the front of Stratford Regional Station up to the new mezzanine-level station entrance (centre), and from next year to a bridge leading to the new Stratford City shopping centre


Milestone 10 continued

on a new branch of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR). This will run from Canning Town to Stratford International Station. The new line – along with four new stations – is nearly complete and due to open in 2010.

By the end of 2010, the ODA’s improvements to SRS will be complete. They will all be operational, except for the new northern exit/entrance, which will open when the developer opens the new shopping centre.

In addition, a series of other improvements to London’s transport infrastructure will also be in place for the London 2012 Games. These include: a second new Docklands Light Railway (DLR) line; the new East London Line; increased capacity and frequency on the Jubilee Line, DLR and North London Line; new and improved piers for river services on the Thames; a new ticket hall at King’s Cross; and enhancements to more than 100 walking and cycling routes.

Transport during the GamesWhile Londoners start benefiting from improvements to transport infrastructure two years or more before the London 2012 Games begin, the ODA is continuing to develop its plans for how transport will operate during the Games.

Comments have been received on the draft second edition of the ‘Transport Plan for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games’ during the consultation period and an updated second edition of the plan is due to be published by the end of 2010.

Together with its delivery partners, the ODA is finalising the levels of service needed during the Games across all transport modes. It is also looking at venue-specific transport needs, such as levels of shuttle bus services, or Blue Badge and bicycle parking.

The introduction of three-car trains on the Docklands Light Railway to increase capacity is among the improvements to transport infrastructure, benefiting Londoners ahead of the London 2012 Games


walking and cycling schemes on nine routes are being created or enhanced before the London 2012 Games

The Greenway, a 7km walking and cycling route, will provide access to the Olympic Park for around 20 per cent of Games spectators, including those arriving from West Ham Station. The Olympic Delivery Authority has made improvements to a 2.3km section from Wick Lane to Manor Road (near West Ham Station) to make it more accessible, safer, and more appealing


The delivery of the venues and infrastructure for the London 2012 Games are underpinned by the Olympic Delivery Authority’s six priority themes.

Design and accessibility We are delivering design for the London 2012 Games that combines excellence with innovation. We are creating exciting, well-designed venues that are an appropriate stage for the greatest sporting and cultural event on Earth.

We are designing for the Games and legacy together. The venue designs must obviously meet the requirements of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, but we are looking beyond 2012. We are only building permanent venues if there is a long-term use. We are being creative in the use of temporary venues and seating.

We also want the design of the venues within the Olympic Park to deliver a striking visual statement that reflects the importance of the Games, while ensuring they are balanced with the urban architecture and landscape that define the area. After the Games the venues must seamlessly connect with the parklands and urban neighbourhoods that surround them.

Inclusive design is at the heart of our design process, and has been since the project began. The Olympic Village, the sporting venues, new transport services, supporting facilities and the Park itself will be accessible to people with a wide

range of disabilities both during and after the Games. We want to set an excellent standard of accessibility for disabled people, older people and families with children, which will set a benchmark and act as an inspiration to others.

The new green spaces within the Olympic Park have been designed to be accessible and inclusive to all types of visitors, including wheelchair users, families and people of all ages and faiths. To make sure everyone can move through the parklands easily and comfortably, the pathways will be wide, with smooth surfaces, shallow gradients and seating at regular intervals.


Employment and skillsBuilding the stage for the London 2012 Games will give people in London and the UK unprecedented access to new jobs and career opportunities. We have the chance to get unemployed people into work and to improve the skills within communities in east London and beyond.

As one of the largest construction projects in the country, we are demonstrating our commitment to increasing skills and providing learning opportunities, particularly given the current challenging economic climate.

We anticipate that the three major Stratford-based projects alone – the

Olympic Park, Olympic Village and Stratford City development – will create around 30,000 jobs over the course of the construction period.

We want local people not only to experience the excitement of hosting the Games, but to help build them. We have established an integrated approach to help local people to get into jobs, develop skills and gain new qualifications in construction, in partnership with government, contractors, training organisations, sector skills councils, Jobcentre Plus and job brokerage networks in the five Host Boroughs (Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest and Greenwich).

We are establishing a link to skills development, including retraining and sustainable employment, to equip people with the right skills for future jobs in construction.

These efforts create a positive employment and economic legacy for London and the UK after the Games: the creation of new jobs; opportunities for continuing employment; an improved skills and qualification base among local people; and better links between employers and people looking for work. This will leave a highly skilled workforce that can help deliver the Games, and go on to have sustainable and rewarding careers in construction after 2012.

Apprentice Jamie Norris from Chingford had already completed his first year at college, where he was studying to become an electrician, when he was offered the chance to work on the Olympic Park. Jamie was approached by one of the Employment and Skills Managers, working closely with the company providing electrical supplies for the International Broadcast Centre/Main Press Centre. He started on site in August 2009.

apprentices working on the construction programme at the end of March 2010


Equality and inclusion The momentum provided by the London 2012 Games and the substantial investment in the Lower Lea Valley can have a significant impact on reducing historic and long-standing inequalities.

We want the economic and social benefits of the regeneration of the area, and the design and build of the Olympic Park and venues, to have a positive impact on local communities and the UK. An example of how we are achieving this is ensuring our procurement process is transparent, fair and open to a wider range of diverse suppliers.

The way that we are recruiting and managing employees is fair, and

helps to promote equal opportunities for all and eliminate discrimination in the workplace. We are working with partner organisations to encourage women, black, Asian and minority ethnic people, and disabled people, to train and apply for jobs in construction and other areas where they have traditionally been under-represented.

What we are building for 2012 and beyond will be inclusive for people of all cultures, faiths and ages, and fully accessible to disabled people with a wide range of impairments.

We will also provide an accessible transport network that will give everyone the opportunity to enjoy

the Games, as well as leave a lasting legacy for equality and inclusion.

We celebrate the diversity of the population of the UK, London and the five east London Host Boroughs and are committed to realising the advantages of this diversity in delivering our programme. We are already engaging with and involving the local communities to help us deliver an accessible and inclusive Games.

Zaynab Mahmoud, who is on an electrical placement on the Olympic Stadium, is one of the beneficiaries of the Olympic Delivery Authority’s ‘Women into Construction’ project. This has already helped more than 160 women into a range of jobs on the Olympic Park and provided 412 women with careers advice and guidance. It has also entered a further 173 women into pre-employment training in practical construction skills, such as working at heights.

women helped into a range of jobs on the Olympic Park by the Olympic Delivery Authority’s ‘Women into Construction’ project


Health, safety and security The health and safety of everyone has been and remains a key priority. As a best-practice organisation we are fully compliant with applicable UK and European legislation and standards. We are continually improving by integrating health and safety considerations into planning, design and construction operations.

We are providing a safe and secure environment by designing venues, facilities, infrastructure and transport to help eliminate health and safety hazards during construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning – and to meet the needs of operational security during the Games.

We aim to prevent illnesses, injuries, business losses and environmental

harm due to unplanned events on our sites. During the past year we have been able to celebrate our 13th period of a million hours worked without a reportable accident.

As well as focusing on preventing harm, we are committed to enhancing the well-being of all involved in the project, which is why we have established comprehensive on-site occupational health facilities

Every project has a clear strategy for worker engagement, marked by one of our health and safety awards following wholly independent adjudication. Developing a new health and safety culture survey and forming a Leadership Team involving senior representatives of

the Tier 1 contractors are examples of the radical, systematic and comprehensive programme to which we are committed. This systematic approach is ensuring that our workforce is properly protected – safety is no accident.

The combination of worker involvement and personal leadership in tackling risks is sustaining our high standards and improving our performance. We are working with all our staff, partners, suppliers and their workforces to embed this culture and give the highest priority to health, safety and security issues, and share it with others across industry. Our organised approach is independently certificated to the international health and safety standard OHSAS 18001.

Good practice in health, safety and the environment was recognised at the ODA’s second Health, Safety and Environment Awards in July 2010. Among the winners was Kerri Chambers, an apprentice bricklayer on the Olympic Stadium, who won the ‘Apprentice of the Year’ award. Other awards were made to teams and individuals in categories such as ‘Lessons Learned’, ‘Excellence in Training’ and ‘Workforce Engagement’.

periods of a million hours worked without a reportable accident

workers seen each month by the occupational health teams on the Olympic Park and Olympic Village, providing pre-employment medicals, health surveillance, minor treatments and other services.


Legacy

The London 2012 Games offer a unique opportunity to revitalise the Lower Lea Valley, transforming one of the most underdeveloped areas of the UK into a benchmark 21st century urban environment that reflects the diverse and vibrant population of the area.

We are harnessing this potential to create a new park for London. In addition to world-class facilities for sports including athletics, cycling, hockey, swimming and tennis, there will be homes for a new community, and green spaces in and around the Olympic Park.

The work can broadly be split into two phases. The first, led by

the Olympic Delivery Authority, is focused on the creation of the Park and the development of the venues, including their post-Games transformation to remove temporary elements and leave the venues in their legacy form.

The second, led by the Olympic Park Legacy Company, is focused on what the Park will be used for in the years ahead. The two are closely linked, with venues and parklands being designed with their long-term use in mind.

We are transforming the physical environment in and around the Park by clearing and cleaning the site, improving the waterways, burying

the overhead powerlines, enhancing the ecology of the area and creating green, open spaces. Infrastructure in the area will be enhanced, especially public transport networks, utilities and disabled access. By planning the Games and their legacy together now, we can ensure that they are remembered, not only as a summer of fantastic sport, but also as the catalyst for the regeneration of one of the most underdeveloped areas of the UK.

The Aquatics Centre is one of the five sporting venues within the Olympic Park that will remain after the Games. Together with the new Lee Valley White Water Centre and improved facilities at Eton Dorney and Weymouth and Portland, they will leave a sporting legacy for the local communities, sport clubs and elite athletes.

pence in every £1 the Olympic Delivery Authority is spending is going on the long-term regeneration of the area


Sustainability

We are creating venues, facilities and infrastructure for the London 2012 Games that leave a lasting social, economic and environmental legacy for London and the UK. While we do this, we are minimising any other adverse impacts during the design and construction of the Olympic Park, venues, infrastructure and housing.

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has set itself and its contractors working on the Park a comprehensive range of targets, which are embedded in systems, processes, tools and the culture of the project.

We are putting in new energy infrastructure, which will help us to achieve our target of a 50 per

cent reduction in carbon emissions from permanent buildings on the Olympic Park (against 2006 Building Regulations) by 2013.

Our target is to reduce the amount of drinking water used in new permanent venues by 40 per cent (against 2006 standards). To do this we are optimising the opportunities for efficient water use by collecting and reusing rainwater, and using water-efficient appliances and non-potable water for irrigation and flushing toilets.

We are creating more than 100 hectares of open space, which are designed to reduce the risk of flooding in the river valley

and enrich the biodiversity of the Lower Lea Valley. We are currently transporting 63 per cent (by weight) of construction materials to the Park by rail or river – exceeding our target of 50 per cent.

Our approach is unprecedented for a development of this nature. We are on track to achieve the targets we set ourselves and we are now capturing lessons we have learnt. We want to share our knowledge with the public and private sectors, raising the bar for industry and providing a challenging step change for urban development in the UK.

More than 650 bird and bat boxes are being installed across the Olympic Park, including within bridge structures (pictured) and on the ‘brown roof’ of the Main Press Centre.

million tonnes of material has been delivered to the Olympic Park by rail

of construction waste has been reused, recycled or recovered

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.

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