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23/10/2014
LLDC Approve Extra £36m For Olympic Stadium Roof
The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) has granted Balfour Beatty an additional £36 million to be used on its Olympic Stadium conversion contract.
A statement posted on the LLDC website suggests that the development of the stadium has suffered issues with its roof. The statement said: "This is a unique two year transformation project and a hugely complex engineering scheme, using techniques previously employed on oil rigs.
"Providing adequate support for the new roof has required significantly more strengthening work to the main roof truss, which was originally designed to be taken down after the Games. We have therefore today agreed to increase the value of the Balfour Beatty contract by £35.9m to £189.9m."
The corporation said that it will meet the extra cost through additional income generated from other developments, and that there will be "no additional call on the taxpayer and no impact on our current programme."
Once finished the new Olympic Staduim will deliver a multi-use sporting venue ready to host five matches during Rugby World Cup 2015, be the permanent home of West Ham United Football Club from 2016, and the new national competition stadium for athletics in the UK, hosting regional and national age group championships. It will also host elite international events, including the annual IAAF Diamond League meeting, 2017 IAAF World Championships and 2017 IPC World Athletics Championships.
(MH/CD)
A statement posted on the LLDC website suggests that the development of the stadium has suffered issues with its roof. The statement said: "This is a unique two year transformation project and a hugely complex engineering scheme, using techniques previously employed on oil rigs.
"Providing adequate support for the new roof has required significantly more strengthening work to the main roof truss, which was originally designed to be taken down after the Games. We have therefore today agreed to increase the value of the Balfour Beatty contract by £35.9m to £189.9m."
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The corporation said that it will meet the extra cost through additional income generated from other developments, and that there will be "no additional call on the taxpayer and no impact on our current programme."
Once finished the new Olympic Staduim will deliver a multi-use sporting venue ready to host five matches during Rugby World Cup 2015, be the permanent home of West Ham United Football Club from 2016, and the new national competition stadium for athletics in the UK, hosting regional and national age group championships. It will also host elite international events, including the annual IAAF Diamond League meeting, 2017 IAAF World Championships and 2017 IPC World Athletics Championships.
(MH/CD)
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