The London Daily News

Olympics Desk

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has today released new aerial images of construction progress on the Olympic Park showing the ‘big build’ firmly on track as the project continues in its busiest year to date.

The new aerial images, taken earlier this month, show the construction progress on the ‘Big Five’ venues (Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre, Village, Velodrome and IBC/MPC) as well as further progress on the new infrastructure and landscaping works across the Olympic Park that will help create the UK’s largest urban park for over a century. The new images follow the latest figures released by the ODA last week which show there are nearly 10,000 people currently working on the Olympic Park and Olympic Village.

Also included in the new images is the first glimpse of a new bridge constructed in Stratford that will create improved links for local people when it is opened in the summer and which has paved the way for transport improvements at Stratford Regional Station that will benefit local people before, during and long-after the Games.
 

Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Hugh Robertson said:

“These new photographs bring to life the emerging splendour of the Olympic Park. As Shadow Olympics Minister, I remember the way the area looked before construction started so am particularly delighted, as I take up my post as Olympics Minister, to see how much has been achieved. It is an inspiring story.”

Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) Chairman John Armitt, said:

“As we approach the halfway point of our toughest year in the construction of the Olympic Park, these new images show the visible progress being made. The structures of the ‘Big Five’ venues are already firm fixtures on the east London skyline and we remain on schedule. However there is no room for complacency as construction activity accelerates in the coming months.”

The latest Olympic Park aerial shots show:


-          The Olympic Stadium at its full height with all 14 lighting towers now in place and work well underway on covering the cable-net roof

-          The wave-shaped Aquatic Centre steel roof structure in place with roof covering work well underway. The concrete dive pool and two 50m competition and training pools have also been completed and tested

-          The structure of International Broadcast Centre (IBC) completed and the Main Press Centre (MPC) taking shape

-          The distinct double-curved roof of the Velodrome lifted into place and work on the roof covering well underway

-          The first three residential plots in the Olympic Village structurally complete and other residential plots approaching their full height

photo credit: ODA Getty