HR GO Trades News Archive - July 2009
External Structure of Olympic Stadium Complete
The external structure includes roof sections, which will support the fabric roof, and black steel ‘rakers’, which support the terracing for the upper tier’s 55,000 seats. The first of the 85-tonne steel sections of the roof was lifted into place at the end of January 2009, all sections are now in place a month earlier than planned. Total planned capacity for the stadium will be 80,000. John Armitt, Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority, outlined in the recently published Annual Report and Accounts for 2008-2009 that he is confident the ODA will deliver on time and within budget a stage worthy of the greatest show on earth.