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Steelwork completes on Commonwealth Games stadium

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Work on the redevelopment of the Alexander Stadium, which will host athletics as well as the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, has reached a milestone with the completion of steel erection.

Working on behalf of main contractor McLaughlin & Harvey, BHC has fabricated supplied and erected 1,400t of steelwork for the stadium’s new West Stand.

Cllr Ian Ward, Leader of Birmingham City Council, said: “This is an exciting milestone and it is testament to the hard work and efforts of all involved that we have made such progress despite the challenges of delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We can now clearly see what the new stadium will look like when complete – congratulations to everyone who is working on the redevelopment.”

Funding for the Alexander Stadium redevelopment comes from three sources: Birmingham City Council (£27.4million), the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (£20million) and West Midlands Combined Authority (£25million).

Arup are designers for the Alexander Stadium redevelopment, covering all engineering services and architectural design, with Mace acting as project and programme managers, both appointed by Birmingham City Council.

James Watts, Associate Director at Arup, said: “Reaching this milestone is a fantastic achievement for all involved. It has been a true demonstration of proactive and collaborative working.

“The 1,400 tonnes of steelwork has been designed, detailed and fabricated in the UK, with police escorts required for the longest components of the roof structure, which are 35m in length. If laid end-to-end, the steelwork would very nearly complete 50 laps of the new track!”

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