Online news
Olympic Park ownership deal agreed
London Mayor Boris Johnson has announced that a deal has been agreed to finally clear up the issue of the Olympic Park ownership.
Progress reports
Olympics to be green icon
The Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 this week praised the Olympic Delivery Authority’s (ODA) efforts to limit the environmental impact of construction.
Major push on Olympic bridges
The first section of the huge land bridge forming the main pedestrian entrance to the Olympic Park has been lifted into place.
Olympic Javelin arrives on time
The first time trial of the Olympic Javelin - the high speed train service from St Pancras to the new Olympic Park - beat its claimed seven minute journey time by 15 seconds last week.
NCE exclusives
West Ham’s new owners show fresh interest in 2012 stadium
London 2012 organisers said they were this week reviewing West Ham United football club’s proposal to move into the Olympic Stadium after the Games.
Features
Raising the roof on 2012
The London 2012 Olympic stadium seems to have sprung up on the East London skyline. Piling started a little over a year and a half ago but already design and build consortium Team Stadium is putting the finishing touches to the cable net roof.
Fastest in the world: the 2012 velodrome
Construction of London 2012’s Velodrome is surging ahead with preparations for lifting the 5,000m² cable net roof well underway. Andrea Klettner reports ahead of this month’s big lifting operation.
London 2012: Power of design
The London 2012 Olympics aims to be a beacon for sustainable delivery of the Games and the infrastructure behind it. And its Energy Centre - resembling a mini Tate Modern - is at the heart of its plans. Andrea Klettner reports.
Picture gallery
First Olympic pumping station in operation
The Olympic Delivery Authority has this week announced the opening of an essential new utilities building in the Olympic Park. The Pudding Mill pumping station is the first in a series of infrastructure projects architects hope will become design landmarks. The design is by John Lyall Architects.
Facts and figures
London 2012 Olympics
The Olympic and Paralympic Games will use a mixture of new and existing venues and temporary facilities.
The plans will contribute to the regeneration of Stratford, in east London, and the neighbouring Lower Lea Valley. Some of the newly built venues, including the Olympic Stadium, will be downsized after the Games to ensure a lasting legacy.
- Original cost: £2.4bn
- Latest cost: £9.3bn
- Original opening date: test events start in 2011
- Latest opening date: test events start in 2011
- Main companies involved: Sir Robert McAlpine for Olympic Stadium, Balfour Beatty for Aquatics Centre, ISG Interior/Exterior for Velodrome, with the breadth of UK construction involved in other areas
- Olympic Stadium capacity: 80,000
- Aquatics centre pools: Two 50m swimming pools and one 25m diving pool
- Velopark road racing circuit: 1.6km
- Olympic village capacity: 3,300 apartments
Major Project Report
London 2012 Olympics: Major Project Report - Building the UK Games
Major Project Report: Building the UK Games
Contracts news
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ParalympicsGB go green for London 2012
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Panasonic helps young people make the cut with London 2012 Cultural Olympiad
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London 2012 Canoe Slalom venue on course
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London 2012 launches iconic London landmark pin badges
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Olympic Park security guards gain professional qualification
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London 2012 Diversity Week underway
