London’s Olympic Stadium Begins to Take Shape

People in construction jobs are helping London’s 2012 Olympic Stadium to take shape.

Developers are hoping that the Games’ showpiece will be completed in summer 2011, which will allow for a year of test events before the Olympics commence in 2012.

Referring to the stadium’s progress, an article in the newspaper said: “Its foundation is nearing completion, with more than 3,500 of the 4,000 permanent piles installed.

“It will contain 10,000 tons of steel – the lightest Olympic stadium to date.”

Over 800,000 tons of earth were removed from the site to allow for the stadium’s platform to be constructed.

The platform will eventually be able to hold 25,000 permanent seats and 55,000 temporary ones, which will form part of a lightweight steel upper tier.

The 2012 Olympic Stadium is being built at Marshgate Lane in Stratford. Once the Games have finished, it will be used as a new athletics venue.