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October 2007

  • Demolition hits heights as tallest building comes downOne of the largest wrecking machines in Europe started demolishing the tallest building on the Olympic Park site today as the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced it is nearly half way through its massive demolition programme, with over 100 buildings already cleared.
    30 October 2007
  • London 2012 on track to deliver a world-class transport legacy for LondonThe first edition of the Transport Plan for the 2012 Games was published by the Olympic Delivery Authority today, marking a year of progress towards the goal of delivering a legacy of transformed transport links for London and beyond.
    23 October 2007
  • Winner announced in footbridge design competitionThe Olympic Delivery Authority today announced that Heneghan Peng Architects, with Adams Kara Taylor Engineers, has won the competition to design one of the key footbridges in the centre of the Olympic Park.
    19 October 2007
  • Low-level radium contamination from 10cm gauge dial found on siteA 10cm gauge dial face painted with radium-based luminous paint has been found in the north of the Olympic Park site alongside other very low-level readings in small isolated areas.
    18 October 2007
  • Sebastian Coe hails Scottish OlympiansToday (October 16) Sebastian Coe, Chair of the London 2012 Organising Committee, meets Scottish Olympians and future sporting and skills hopefuls.
    16 October 2007
  • Preferred bidder announced for energy centresA preferred bidder has been announced for the Olympic Park and Stratford City energy centres and networks.
    10 October 2007
  • New recycling machine keeps green clean-up on trackThe green clean-up of the Olympic Park has been boosted a new 35-tonne recycling machine that is sifting and sorting 70,000 cubic metres of rubbish from a 100-year-old tip under the VeloPark and Olympic Village sites.
    10 October 2007
  • Broxbourne venue updateThe Olympic Delivery Authority today announced that, due to the risks of contamination issues at the planned Spitalbrook site in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, an alternative site nearby, also in Broxbourne, is now being considered as the potential replacement venue for the Canoe Slalom events.
    8 October 2007
  • Work accelerates on Olympic Stadium siteProgress on the site of the Olympic Stadium accelerated this week with nearly half the buildings demolished, temporary bridges being installed and work starting to create the correct ground levels by removing thousands of tonnes of soil.
    4 October 2007
  • Planning permission granted for Olympic ParkPlanning permission for the Olympic Park has been granted, giving the Olympic Delivery Authority the green light for the construction of venues for the London 2012 Games and the creation of a significant new urban park.
    1 October 2007