Fitzpatrick wins £10m Olympic path

Volker Fitzpatrick has started work on a £10m cyclying and walking path for spectators at the 2012 Olympics.

Work involves revamping a 2.3km stretch of the Greenway which links the Olympic Park to Victoria Park and West Ham station.

A resurfaced and wider cycle and footpath, new signage, seating and improved access points will open the Greenway up to thousands of spectators during the Games and local people in legacy.

Construction will include the reuse of materials recycled from the Olympic Park such as bricks, manhole and drain covers, bollards, granite cobbles and kerbs. To create a greener space for people and new habitats for wildlife to enjoy the banks of the Greenway will be planted with wildflower meadows and native plants, bushes and trees including maple, hawthorn, hazel and blackthorn.

Sections of the Greenway will be diverted for brief periods during the improvement works and improvements to public transport access to the Olympic Park which are due to be completed more than a year before the London 2012 Games.

ODA Chief Executive David Higgins said: "These improvements will open up this important walking and cycling path to thousands more people before, during and after the London 2012 Games. Wildflowers and native bushes and trees along the Greenway will also create new habitats for wildlife and create a greener space for people."