I am really keen of see how we go with the stadium that is being built. I recently heard an interview that work was 3 month ahead of schedule. That is really good news. I think the excitement of it being less then 4 years away from our very own 2012 London Olympics must be encouraging people to work harder. Normally buildings run behind schedule - very seldom ahead.
I have found some information on the internet from Olympic Delivery Authority
Olympic Stadium facts & figures:
• Over 1,000 construction workers will be based on the Stadium site
• 33 buildings on the Olympic Stadium site have been demolished
• Over 800,000 tonnes of soil has been taken away to help create the construction platform for the Stadium - enough to fill the Royal Albert Hall nine times over
• The Stadium is highly sustainable, containing around 10,000 tonnes of steel - the lightest Olympic Stadium to date
• The total Stadium island site covers an area of 40 acres – five times the size of the Houses of Parliament
• The Stadium is 53m high - taller than Nelson’s Column (50m)
• The Stadium roof covers an area of 24,500 sq m - the equivalent to three and a half football pitches.
This is so amazing. It is going to be quite a work of art and I think they have been very sensible - something that will be put to good use after its main function.
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