Aerial shot of the London 2012 Olympic Park

DSC_0137.2, originally uploaded by phil.wright29.

Aerial shot of the London 2012 Olympic Park, looking West to East showing all the major structures and the sheer size of the whole park.

Thanks to phil.wright29 via flickr.

Detail of the Stairs on the London 2012 Olympic Stadium

Detail of the Stairs on the London 2012 Olympic Stadium, originally uploaded by Andy Wilkes.

If you enter the Olympic Stadium in 2012, the chances are you'll be walking up a set of these..

The London 2012 Basketball Arena & Athletes Village

The London 2012 Basketball Arena & Athletes Village, originally uploaded by Andy Wilkes.

Patriotic Helmet Display out side the London 2012 Olympic Stadium - Red, White & Blue.

Patriotic Helmet Display out side the London 2012 Olympic Stadium - Red, White & Blue., originally uploaded by Andy Wilkes.

Three workers walk into shot just as I took this picture.

The combination of Red, White & Blue Helmets seemed like an omen so I left them in instead of cropping them out.

London 2012 Olympic site in fog

London 2012 Olympic site in fog, originally uploaded by Frans Zwart.

Just as it says...

Ruckholt Road Olympic Bridge Lift

The Ruckholt Road Temporary & Permanent foot bridges were craned successfully into place over the weekend of 21st & 22nd November 2012.

The L01 lifts were planned to the day years ago and were successfully completed this weekend exactly on time, and with ZERO accidents.

There is now a permanent connection between Hackney Marshes, East Marsh and the London 2012 Olympic Park.




































































































































( all pictures Copyright of SKANSKA 2010)

The Olympic Park Appears on the New A-Z as Complete.

The Olympic Village is not yet finished, but the 500-acre site has been included as complete in the latest version of the London A to Z.

It shows the main stadium, the aquatics centre, velodrome, basketball arena and all other areas in a fascinating insight into how the land near Stratford, East London, will be transformed.

The Olympic Development Authority said: "The construction will be completed next summer, a year before the Games begin. It is an encouraging sign of this progress that the Olympic Park is now being referred to on maps.

"We are not complacent as there is still a lot of hard work to be done." Sports fan Sam Williams, 33, from South London, added: "It makes the Olympics seem all the more real because it is finally appearing in the A to Z."

Stratford regional rail station has also been updated for the latest edition and Stratford International is featured.In 2008, the A to Z map showed the site as an empty space.

Back then, the ODA had just cleared the former industrial site. Norman Dennison, boss of Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd, said: "It is a real honour for us to be able to feature the entire Olympic Park for the first time."


















Thanks to : http://www.gamesbids.com/forums/topic/9956-olympic-venues/page__st__270

Last minute checks on the structures before the big lift - Inside London 2012 - November 2010

Last minute checks on the structures before the big lift - Inside London 2012 - November 2010, originally uploaded by Andy Wilkes.

A couple of operatives make final checks in a MEWP on the structures before the Lift of the Bridge Across Ruckholt Road.

The crane doing the lift looms over them.

Last Minute Touch up of the Bridge before the Lift - Inside London 2012 - November 2010

Last Minute Touch up of the Bridge before the Lift - Inside London 2012 - November 2010, originally uploaded by Andy Wilkes.

Re-painting the Lovely (sic) Olympic Orange onto the Bridge before it's lifted to link Hackney Marshes to the Olympic Park.

Grandstand being erected next to the London 2012 Aquatics Centre

Grandstand being erected next to the London 2012 Aquatics Centre, originally uploaded by Andy Wilkes.

The Basketball Arena From Temple Mills Lane - November 2010

The Basketball Arena From Temple Mills Lane - November 2010, originally uploaded by Andy Wilkes.

Also showing the Outer Perimiter Security Fence and the very edge of The Athlete's Village, as seen heading North Up Temple Mills Lane.

Crane Life for Bridge L01

Inside London 2012 - November 2010 63, originally uploaded by Andy Wilkes.

The giant crane is finally in place in readyness for the lifting of both (Permanent & Temporary) L01 Bridges across Ruckholt Road, London E15, from East Marsh, Hackney Marshes to Eton Manor and into the London 2012 Olympic Park.

It looms large into the early morning fog that has covered the Olympic Park and surrounding area's for the last couple of mornings.

The Bridges will be lifted into place from 10am tomorrow morning (20th November 2010) so expect the area to be at a standstill as the roads are all closed off the whole weekend.

Surveyer

Surveyer, originally uploaded by Andy Wilkes.

Walking back to the office to download the latest survey of his work on the London 2012 Olympic Site.

Early Morning Fog over the Olympic Park.

Early Morning Fog over the Olympic Park., originally uploaded by Andy Wilkes.

The Sun begins to burn through the heavy early morning fog over the London 2012 Olympic Park.

The Velodrome and Basketball arena begin to emrge from the gloom.

Carpenters Road Entrance to the London 2012 Olympic Site.

Carpenters Road Entrance to the London 2012 Olympic Site., originally uploaded by Andy Wilkes.

The 'Carpenters Road' Entrance to the London 2012 Olympic Site.

The Stadium looms over the local residents.

Official tour bus passing the London 2012 Olympic Stadium

Official tour bus passing the London 2012 Olympic Stadium, originally uploaded by Andy Wilkes.

The Official London 2012 Tour bus passes the Olympic Stadium for an early morning ride around the site, 4th November 2010.

Probably the most washed vehicle on site, most of the buses I use on site have dirt, dust and mud splashed all up the windows so I get to see everything through a hazy layer of grime on the windows.

The London 2012 Olympic Handball Arena

The London 2012 Olympic Handball Arena, originally uploaded by Andy Wilkes.

Following on from yesterdays post about The London 2012 Olympic Handball Arena being a bit bland, the cladding is now underway.

The Red Route Internal Bus

Around the London 2012 Olympic Site - The Red Route Internal Bus which ferries the workers around the site., originally uploaded by Andy Wilkes.

Around the London 2012 Olympic Site - The Red Route Internal Bus which ferries the workers around the site.

.. and the bane of my life when I get public transport to work as It's one of two Internal buses I have to get inside the park to get to my site offices which are in the North End of the park.

Sometimes it takes me 40-60 minutes to get from the Aquatics Centre to the North Plaza.

The Only upside is I get to see all the park in my own personal tour of the site, getting to see any new works and various changes, the main ones being the landscaping that is taking shape.

The Handball Arena

Around the London 2012 Olympic SIte - October 2010 - Handball Arena, originally uploaded by Andy Wilkes.

The rather plain looking Handball Arena for The London 2012 Olympic Games.

Although the cladding has yet to be applied.