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| London 2012 organisers update Olympic Park plans Olympic organisers announced updated plans for the Olympic Park in East London designed to optimise lay out of facilities and enhance legacy benefits from the Olympic Park project, the centrepiece of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. The changes, which have been approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), involve adjustments to the location of the Olympic Village, media centres and the temporary coach and car parking site on Fish Island. The changes are: Integrating the Olympic Village, site of the athletes' accommodation and legacy housing, more fully with the Stratford City Development. This will allow a large part of the Village to be delivered through housing provision already planned for Stratford City, and will allow us to start construction on the Village earlier than anticipated as this land is already prepared and remediated for development. After the Games the Olympic Village is to be converted to housing. Moving the International Broadcast Centre and Main Press Centre from their proposed location in Pudding Mill Lane into the Park security cordon, improving security and providing a better platform for media activity with improved views of the Park and London's skyline. Releasing the majority of an area called Fish Island, which was previously earmarked for temporary car and coach parking, and resiting most of the car and coach park in a multi-storey car park already planned for the Stratford City site. Announcing the updated plans, David Higgins, Chief-Executive designate of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), said the revised plans improve quality and security of the Olympic Park site as well as construction times. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |