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    New webcams give front-row view of Olympic Village construction

    New webcams give front-row view of Olympic Village construction

    16 Mar 2009
    Two new webcams launched today give the public a chance to view daily progress of construction on the Olympic Village.

    View of Olympic Village from webcam

    An image of the Olympic Village construction  from one of the two new webcams
    During the London 2012 Games, the Village will provide thousands of beds for athletes and officials. After the Games, the facilities will be transformed into thousands of new homes, with a mix of affordable housing and accommodation for sale and rent. 

    The Village will comprise 11 residential blocks, each around the size of a football pitch. The blocks are made up of 5–7 buildings, built around a traditional courtyard.

    Already construction work is under way on the third-floor levels of the first block and structural work has begun on the ground-floor levels of two other blocks. Piling works have been completed on a further four blocks.

    ODA Chairman John Armitt said: ‘The Olympic Village will be one of the strongest legacies from the Games, creating quality new homes for Londoners, together with new parks, public squares and community facilities. As construction work accelerates on the Village site, these new webcams will keep the public up to speed on the progress we are making in the delivery of this essential project.’

    There are now three webcams showing updated images of the Village being built, and another six showing other London 2012 work, including the Olympic Stadium.

    View the Olympic Village webcams

    Read the full media release