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    External structure complete on Olympic Stadium

    External structure complete on Olympic Stadium

    16 Jul 2009
    The Olympic Stadium’s external structure was completed today, as the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) published its ‘Annual Report and Accounts 2008–2009’.

    Olympic Stadium aerial

    Aerial view of the completed external structure of the Olympic Stadium

    This 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. This means the outer shell of the Stadium will have been finished just 14 months after work started.

    Publishing the report, ODA Chairman John Armitt said: ‘The Olympic Stadium has already changed the east London skyline and is a visible symbol of the strong progress that has been made on the Olympic Park over the last year. 

    ‘With almost three years to go before the start of the London 2012 Games, we are in a strong position and everyone on the project is committed to making the next year as successful as the last.

    ‘However, there is no room for complacency and we cannot lose sight of the huge challenges that still lie ahead of us.’

    The first of the 85-tonne steel sections of the roof was lifted into place at the end of January 2009, and now all 28 sections are in place more than a month earlier than originally planned.

    Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell said: ‘The London 2012 Games will be the largest sporting and cultural event the UK has ever hosted. It is testament to the hard work of the ODA and all those involved in building the venues and delivering the Games that we remain on time and on budget to deliver a spectacular Games in 2012.’

    Download the ODA’s Annual Report and Accounts ‘2008–2009’

    Read the full media release