First permament bridge to Olympic stadium installed - PHOTO
00:00 08 Apr 2009
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The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has released photos of the first permanent new bridge into the Olympic Stadium site being lifted into place.
The Olympic Stadium is being built on a compact island site, surrounded by water on three sides.
The footbridge is the first of five new bridges that will be constructed into the Stadium site.
The footbridge spans 41m across the River Lea into the western side of the Olympic Stadium site.
Work to install the bridge involved erecting a 1,000t mobile crane on site which then lifted the 88t steel beams of the bridge into place across the river.
With the steel beams in place, work is now underway to install the deck of the bridge which will be completed by the summer.
ODA Chief Executive David Higgins said:
“The Olympic Stadium will be at the heart of all activity in the Olympic Park so it is essential we create new links into the site for Games time and legacy. Lifting the first permanent new bridge into place on the Stadium site is an important milestone and maintains the strong progress we are making in creating an open and accessible Park for the Games, and forming new connections between local communities in legacy.”
Construction work is now underway on 21 bridges in total, and more than 30 new bridges will be built in the Olympic Park altogether.