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Transform
Olympic Delivery Authority
Building the Olympic Park 200511July 2011
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It was fantastic to visit the OlympicStadium today its a veryimpressive venue and I cant wait tocome and compete here in 2012. Mygoal is to be the fastest man on theplanet and I would love to set a newworld record here at London 2012.
The British public are sport mad andI know they will create a fantasticatmosphere for the athletes.
Oscar PistoriusParalympic gold medallist,on visiting the Olympic Stadium,May 2011
I feel proud to be chosen to be partof the Construction Crew and amlooking forward to learning moreabout the Olympics as I love sport.It was amazing to see the OlympicStadium so close, its huge!
MoniqueConstruction Crew Graduate,Gainsborough Primary School,September 2010
I believe that those competing herein 2012 will not be disappointed.I would like to congratulate everyoneinvolved in the construction ofLondons Olympic Stadium forproducing a truly outstandingsporting arena.
When filled with fans at Gamestime, I am certain that theatmosphere will drive many ofthe competitors to achieve newpersonal bests and create uniquemoments of Olympic history.
Frank FredericksInternational Olympic Committee AthletesCommission Chairman and Olympian
on visiting the Olympic Stadium to laythe final piece of turf,March 2011
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It was spectacular to get up closeto the venues that weve seendevelop over the last four years.It was particularly special to standat the end of the 100m straight inthe Olympic Stadium with John Regis.Im looking forward to coming backin 2012.
Siobhan McDermottHackney resident, 100,000th visitorto the Olympic Park,September 2010
I think the Olympic Park is incrediband I am delighted that I have beeinvolved from the very beginning.The area I know so well is beingtransformed, the amazing dream isbecoming a reality and I have seenfirst-hand how much hard work hagone into the project. This is greatfor the East End and for sport.
David BeckhamFormer England football captain,on visiting the Olympic Park,November 2010
Having been involved in a verysmall way in the design process inthe early stages, its amazing to seethe Velodrome finally completedIt gives me a feel for what its goingto be like in a year and a halfs time.I cant wait!
Sir Chris HoyTriple Olympic gold medallist,February 2011
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On timeBig build complete July 2011
Within budget7.25bn the budget for the constructionworks delivered by the Olympic DeliveryAuthority currently forecast July 2011
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This book tells a remarkable story.
Within the space of just five years, forty thousand people have helped create anentirely new quarter of London, built some of the most inspiring sporting venues everseen, and written a new chapter in the history of sustainability and cutting-edge design.
The achievement is all the more remarkable considering where the project started.Back in 2005, the Olympic Park site was largely a derelict wasteland.
Since then, one of the biggest-ever clean-up operations has given these vastbrownfields a complete ecological make-over, with over 100 hectares of newparklands, eight kilometres of waterways and half a million new plants.
The overhaul of local infrastructure has turned one of the most poorly served areasin London into one of the best. The broken, dilapidated buildings have made wayfor an Athletes Village that will eventually house thousands of people. Thats beforewe get to the Games venues themselves a series of ground-breaking and truly
iconic designs.
And lets not forget the biggest achievement of all: all of this has been deliveredon time and within budget, a shining example of UK construction and innovation.
In just one year from now the whole world will be watching the London 2012 Gamesunfold. Billions of people are going to look at this spectacle and see Britain in a newlight as a country that can deliver a huge project, that can host the rest of the worldand put on a fantastic show.
I want to thank everyone whos played a part in the success story so far and wishyou the best of luck for the year ahead.
David CameronPrime MinisterJuly 2011
Foreword
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The challenge
Fixed deadlineEuropes largest construction project to bedelivered to the ultimate fixed deadline
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ScaleA project twice the size of HeathrowTerminal 5 in half of the time
Clean-upParts of the site in east London had beenderelict, polluted and abandoned for decades.Vast clean up of the 2.5sq km site beforeconstruction could start
DemolishDemolition of more than 200 buildings, sometaken down by hand, so the materials couldbe recycled and reused
ConnectNew utilities networks required to providepower, water and sanitation for the site andwork to improve transport links
52power pylons criss-crossed the areaand required placing in two 6kmtunnels underground
2,818new homes to be built providing beds forathletes and homes for Londoners
BrownfieldThe creation of new green parklandswith thousands of trees, plants and
habitats for wildlife
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Published July 2006
July 2006Five years ago, in 2006, the Olympic DeliveryAuthority (ODA) set out and published a challengingtimetable for the delivery of the venues andinfrastructure needed for the London 2012 Olympicand Paralympic Games and in legacy.
This is our delivery route map to 2012. I recognise
it is a bold move setting out indicative target dates thatwe can be measured against but it is important that weare transparent and accountable. It is a timetable thatis challenging but achievable and one that will requirea relentless focus on delivery, timely decision-makingand sound project management over the next six years.
Sir David Higginsthe then ODA Chief Executive, on publishing the Olympic Park Delivery Programme,25 July 2006
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Olympic Park Venues & Infrastructure
Land Acquisition
Design of Olympic Park / Planning ApplicationPowerlines Undergrounding & Pylon Removal
Park Infrastructure (i.e. utilities, roads, bridges etc)
Aquatics Centre
Olympic Stadium
Velopark
Other Venues
International Broadcast Centre / Main Press Centre
Athletes Village (and Fit-out)
Transport
Transport Plan / Route Network
Javelin High Speed Rail Link
Heavy Rail
Temporary Works & Test Events
OYLMPIC / PARALYMPIC GAMES
Legacy Planning
Olympic Park Delivery Programme
Legend
Land Acquisition / Planning
Transport Design
Land Preparation
Transport Implementation
Construction
Temporary Works & Test Events
Legacy Planning
Infrastructure
This is an indicative timetable and works are expectedto start / end the quarter marked.
Temporary Works includes commissioning, installation oftemporary facilities, overlay security.
Land Preparation includes wildlife relocations, site clearance,site investigations, existing utility diversions, remediation andbulk earthworks.
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Section 1
Changing the faceof the earth
Before construction could begin, the ODA hadto prepare the 2.5sq km site for the big build
clearing and cleaning the site, burying theoverhead powerlines and providing new water,waste and power networks, which transformedthe physical environment in and around theOlympic Park.
It was the most extensive and sustainableclean-up operation ever seen in the UK.
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Change
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In the beginningFor more than 100 years parts of theOlympic Park site was a dumping groundfor industrial and domestic waste. Muchof the land was polluted with contaminantssuch as oil, tar, arsenic and lead.
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In the beginningThe waterways in and around the Olympic Parksuffered from years of neglect, water quality waspoor, river walls were in bad condition and thelandscape was scarred by shopping trolleys andcar tyres. Potential habitats were suffocated
by invasive plant species such as JapaneseKnotweed and Floating Pennywort.
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In the beginningThe site of Athletes Village included the disusedUniversity of East London towers the two tallestbuildings that needed to be demolished.
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In the beginningTypical of the condition of the area, the site of thenew Aquatics Centre was an old car breakers yard.
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Transformed
75 pence of every pound we are spending is aninvestment in the long-term transformation of the area.As well as brand new world-class sports venues, weare delivering new open space, new energy networks,cleaning miles of waterways and building new roadsand bridges, creating new transport links, thousandsof new homes and education and healthcare facilities.
Transformational change on this scale does nothappen often and the Games offer a unique opportunityto regenerate one of the most underdeveloped areasin the UK.
John ArmittODA Chairman,November 2008
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TransformedThe athletes and the country have a fabulousplatform for a great Olympic and ParalympicGames in 2012 and the East End of London
has been left with a transformation that onlycomes around once in a generation.
Seb CoeLondon 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) Chair,June 2011
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TransformedLondon is primed and ready to host thegreatest show on earth. The real joy of beingso far ahead is that, unlike any other host city
we are already able to focus on securing thelegacy we are so determined to deliver fromthe Games.
Boris JohnsonMayor of London,March 2011
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TransformedThe Olympic Park is fast becoming a showcasefor the best of UK plc great design, engineering,construction and project management. There is no
doubt that it will be a fitting stage for the worldsgreatest athletes next year.
Jeremy HuntSecretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport,June 2011
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TransformedWe congratulate London 2012 for its success andfor its continued progress in delivering to the athletesof the world a stage that is befitting their remarkable
talent, determination and commitment to excellence.Colin MoynihanBritish Olympic Association Chairman,July 2010
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TransformedThe London Paralympic Games in 2012 providesParalympicsGB with a fantastic opportunity to showcasethe best of Paralympic sport to the UK and to the world.We hope that London will host the most inclusive andaccessible Games ever.
Tim ReddishParalympicsGB, President
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Progress
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Section 2
The Olympic Park
Work to transform the Olympic Park from a post-industrial site to a world stage for the London 2012Games began in 2007. The landscape changeddramatically with the removal of the electricitypylons and the under used buildings on the site.
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Fiveon-sitesoil-washingmachineswashedandsievedoutpollutants,suchaspetrol,tar, andheavymetalsincludingarsenicandlead
CleanedThe ODA undertook one of the UKs largest soilwashing operations, as part of a complex andgreen clean-up process. Five soil-washing machinessuccessfully completed cleaning around 1.4 millioncubic metres of soil. More than 80 per cent of the
contaminated soil was cleaned for reuse on theOlympic Park.
1.4 millioncubic metres of soil were excavated, cleanedwhere necessary and used to create a new
landscape 619 times the weight of theLondon Eye
500tonnes of rubbish from the landfill on the siteof the Velodrome sorted each day the same
weight as 62.5 double-decker buses
Around1.4millioncubicmetresofsoilmuch
ofitcontaminatedwasexcavatedacrossthe
OlympicParksite
Samples of soil were tested for levels ofcontamination at a laboratory on site
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Billions ofmicro-organismshelped cleannearly50,000 tonnes ofsoil Some materials were sorted by hand so they could
berecycled or reused on the Park, reducing the
need to be transported off-site to landfill
Once decontaminated, the soil was reused arouthe Park to alter the landscape and enable thedevelopment of a fully accessible Games
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More than 30 buildings were demolished on thesite of the Olympic Stadium
ClearedMore than 200 buildings were demolished onsite to make way for the big build. The vastmajority of materials were reclaimed to bereused on site or recycled. Flora and faunawere protected, with seed collections taking place
and newts, toads and fish all translocated.
TheODAworkedcloselywiththeCeliaHammond
AnimalTrusttorescuemorethan160catsand
kittensfromtheOlympicParkWildlifewasrelocatedbeforethebigbuildbegan,andseedswere collectedsothatnativespeciescouldbereintroduced afterconstruction
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200+buildings were demolished across the OlympicPark site, before construction began
98%of materials generated from the demolitionworks on the Olympic Park were reused
or recycled
To open up a vital area, 2.5km of railway sidingswere moved from Thorntons Field in the heart ofthe Olympic Park to a site north-east of the Park
Materials generated from demolitionworks suchas stones andbrickswere reclaimed to be reusedorrecycled
Buildingswithrelativelynewsteel-framedstructuresweretakendownbyhand,sothematerialscouldbereusedelsewhere
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Two6km-longtunnels weredug 30m underneaththeOlympicPark, so thatthe powerneededforthe area couldbe switched underground
Going undergroundThe day after London won the bid to host the 2012Olympic and Paralympic Games the contract wassigned to remove the 52 electricity pylons thatcriss-crossed the Olympic Park. By December 2008the power had been moved underground to two
giant 6km tunnels, on budget and in half the timeof the industry average.
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In 2006, four boring machines were lowereddown two shafts midway between Hackneyand West Ham substations
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200,000cubic metres of material was excavatedfrom the tunnels and shafts enough tofill Wembley Stadium. The majority wasreused around the site
30mdepth of the two tunnels dug underneaththe Olympic Park
Nearly 10,000 bracketswere installed to fix the
cabling inside the two tunnels
200km ofcabling was installedinsidethetwotunnels, linkingtheHackneyandWestHamsubstations The pylons were dismantled to open up the
landscape and allow the major phase ofconstruction within the Olympic Park to begin
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The Park 2007
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November 2007
The site is a contaminated, industrial landscape, but it is an area o
great potential. It is being transformed into a blank canvas, ready fthe big build and the creation of one of Europes largest urban pafor 150 years. The Olympic Stadium island, surrounded on three sby water is clearly visible with the old salmon smoking factory stillpresent. The Thorntons Field rail sidings are situated between the sfor the Stadium and the Aquatics Centre.
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The Park 2008
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November 2008
The big build has started and already foundations have been
put in place for the Olympic Stadium and Aquatics Centre as themain structures begin to come out of the ground. The shape of theOlympic Stadium bowl is starting to take shape and the first steelseating frames are in position. In the north of the Park the sites fothe Velodrome and the International Broadcast Centre/Main PressCentre have been cleared. Piling cranes are laying the foundationfor the Athletes Village and several buildings are already takingshape at the new Stratford City shopping centre site.
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The Park 2009
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November 2009
The pylons that once dominated the landscape have all been
removed from across the Olympic Park. The site continues tobe cleaned from contaminants as a new park for the capitalis beginning to take shape. The outline of the main venues arenow clearly visible the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre,International Broadcast Centre/Main Press Centre and the firstblocks of the Athletes Village. Key infrastructure buildings canalso be seen including the Energy Centre, Primary Substationand Pumping Station. Many of the 30 new bridges that stitchthe Park to its surroundings have been lifted into place.
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The Park 2010
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November 2010
The Olympic Park has now changed dramatically with the
main venue structures complete as the skyline of east Londonis transformed. The Olympic Stadium floodlights have beenlifted into place, taking it to its full height. Work has startedon the Aquatics Centres temporary wings that will house theextra temporary seats for the Games. External cladding is inplace on the Handball Arena and Velodrome. The strikingwhite temporary Basketball Arena sits just north of the AthletesVillage, which continues to grow at pace. The large StratfordTown Centre Link bridge has been lifted into place.
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The Park 2011
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July 2011
Construction of the big build is complete with the main venues an
infrastructure all finished on time and within budget. The AthletesVillage will complete by the end of the year on schedule. As plannthere will be a intensive period of work on the temporary venues.The main venues will be made Games ready and the site stitchedtogether. The Orbit has reached its halfway point in terms of heighMuch of the planting of the trees and wetland plants is complete