In just 1000 days, the London Olympic Stadium has been declared complete with the laying of the final turf on the central area.
The record breaking time for any Olympic Stadium was made possibly by the use of over 5,000 workers and 240 British businesses. The last of the 360 rolls of Scunthorpe grown turf were laid out by officials to finish the stadium off.
“Finished” is a slightly relative term in this case as the running track isn’t currently laid, but that will come later as the tarmac is required to allow crains in to hoist temporary opening ceremony stands closer to the opening date.
You can see the current finished inside of the stadium on one of the Olympic web cams.
General Stadium Stats:
- Overall cost was £486 million (originally meant to be £240m).
- 80,000 seats are available for spectators.
- The stadium is 860 metres around.
- Over 5,250 people were involved in total (inc. non-construction site)
- 532 Individual floodlights to assist with HD TV
More London Links:
Things to see around the Olympic Stadium
Hotels around the Olympic Stadium
