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27/01/2012
Olympic Village Handover Marks Six Months To Games
The Olympic Village, which will be used by those competing in the London 2012 games, will be officially handed over to the organising committee on Friday, marking exactly six months to the London 2012 Games.
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) will hand over the complex along with the Paralympic Village site to the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG).
Work will now begin on the process to fit out the new apartments and Village site ready to welcome athletes and officials from around the world in six months’ time.
The ODA started work on the Village in June 2008 and has now completed the construction of 2,818 new apartments on time.
The apartments have been built in 11 residential plots, complete with spacious courtyards, gardens and balconies, in a project that has provided work for more than 16,500 people.
ODA Chairman John Armitt said: "The Olympic and Paralympic Village has been built by companies from every part of the UK, working together to ensure it was completed on time and overcoming the challenges posed by the credit crunch and economic downturn.
"We will be finishing the landscaping as winter turns into spring, and then returning after the Games to complete the transformation to create new homes for Londoners."
(DW)
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) will hand over the complex along with the Paralympic Village site to the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG).
Work will now begin on the process to fit out the new apartments and Village site ready to welcome athletes and officials from around the world in six months’ time.
The ODA started work on the Village in June 2008 and has now completed the construction of 2,818 new apartments on time.
The apartments have been built in 11 residential plots, complete with spacious courtyards, gardens and balconies, in a project that has provided work for more than 16,500 people.
ODA Chairman John Armitt said: "The Olympic and Paralympic Village has been built by companies from every part of the UK, working together to ensure it was completed on time and overcoming the challenges posed by the credit crunch and economic downturn.
"We will be finishing the landscaping as winter turns into spring, and then returning after the Games to complete the transformation to create new homes for Londoners."
(DW)
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