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06/01/2010
Commonwealth Games Venues Underway
Thousands of jobs are set to be created as construction work begins on a huge Glasgow sports facility.
Work has now started on the National Indoor Sports Arena (NISA) and the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, a facility that will host two events - badminton and cycling - at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
The NISA and velodrome - which will be one of the biggest indoor sports facilities of its type in Europe - will be located on a 10.5 hectare site in the East End of Glasgow, close to Celtic Park and the Commonwealth Games Athletes' Village.
The complex will be the principal new dedicated sports facility for the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, and will include Scotland's first indoor velodrome, building on the celebrated successes of Sir Chris Hoy and other Scottish cyclists. Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd will deliver the building of the facility.
The indoor arena, which will host the Badminton events during the Games, will have 5,000 spectator seats when set up for sporting competitions, while the velodrome will have a permanent capacity for 2,000 seated and 500 standing spectators viewing the 250-metre cycle track, which will be increased to 4000 seats at Games time for the track cycling events.
(BMcC)
Work has now started on the National Indoor Sports Arena (NISA) and the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, a facility that will host two events - badminton and cycling - at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
The NISA and velodrome - which will be one of the biggest indoor sports facilities of its type in Europe - will be located on a 10.5 hectare site in the East End of Glasgow, close to Celtic Park and the Commonwealth Games Athletes' Village.
The complex will be the principal new dedicated sports facility for the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, and will include Scotland's first indoor velodrome, building on the celebrated successes of Sir Chris Hoy and other Scottish cyclists. Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd will deliver the building of the facility.
The indoor arena, which will host the Badminton events during the Games, will have 5,000 spectator seats when set up for sporting competitions, while the velodrome will have a permanent capacity for 2,000 seated and 500 standing spectators viewing the 250-metre cycle track, which will be increased to 4000 seats at Games time for the track cycling events.
(BMcC)
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