The project to clean and clear the Olympic Park site ahead of construction has been awarded the 'Greatest Contribution to London' award at this year's ICE London Civil Engineering Awards.

The award was presented to the Olympic Park Enabling Works programme which included preparing each main venue site to allow construction work to start on time, delivering essential new infrastructure, and working to prepare the Park for extensive new parklands.


ODA Director of Infrastructure and Utilities Simon Wright, who collected the award, said: "We are honoured to receive this award which is worthy recognition of a project that laid the foundations for the Olympic Park and the new homes, sporting venues, parklands and infrastructure that will benefit generations to come.

"The skyline of east London is being transformed by the new venues we are building, but it was the early Enabling Works programme that came quickly out of the blocks to lay the platform for the huge progress we are now seeing. It is a testament to the quality of delivery from our partners and contractors during the Enabling Works programme that the project remains firmly on track and on budget as we enter our toughest year on the project."

(CD/GK)