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Construction of Olympic projects progresses smoothly
(BOCOG)
Updated: 2006-12-07 15:36
On the temporary venues, the chief engineer said:
-- Fencing Hall (located inside the National Conference Center): Construction underway.
-- Beach Volleyball Ground in Caoyang Park: Basic construction finished, steel structures of the main competition ground and the warm-up ground are being installed.
-- Hockey Field in the Olympic Park: Basic construction finished, steel structures of the main competition ground being installed.
-- Shooting Range in the Olympic Park: Basic construction finished.
-- Wukesong Baseball Field: Basic earthwork completed and the steel structure of the stand being installed.
-- BMX Field, Urban Cycling Road Course and Triathlon Venue: Construction of BMX Field is planned to start by the end of this year, construction on Urban Cycling Road Course and Triathlon Venue is scheduled to start after March 2007.
Referring to the training venues, he said:
-- Track Field of Chaoyang Sports Center is ready for use while another 15 projects, including the training field in the Olympic Sports Center, the Yard of Capital Indoor Stadium and training venues at district or county levels are being renovated. There are five venues to be constructed at the end of this year and another 24 venues are scheduled to be launched in 2007.
Speaking of the Olympic-related facilities, Wu said:
-- Steel structure of the National Conference Center has been done, and construction on the secondary structure and the installation of the mechanical and electrical equipments are in full progress. Work on the roof and exterior decoration is expected to be completed by March 2007.
-- The main structure of the Digital Beijing Building has been finished, work on the initial decoration and installation of mechanical and electrical equipments is being done, the exterior decoration is to be completed by the end of this year.
-- The Olympic Village's 42 residential buildings in the four zones are in full progress, with the construction of the concrete structure being scheduled to be completed by the end of this year, and followed by decoration.
-- The over-ground structure of the 16 apartment buildings of the Media Village is well underway.
-- The excavation of the lake and the mound work of the Olympic Green have been finished and the re-plantation and water system are underway.
Wu said there are 62 roads and 4 bridges to be constructed around Olympic venues. As of today, 51 roads and 3 bridges are under construction, among which 20 roads and 2 bridges are open to traffic already. Construction of two more roads and one bridge is scheduled to be launched by the end of this year and another 9 roads in 2007.
Wu said the year of 2006 saw many technological problems solved at the sites of Olympic projects, and the three Olympic concepts, namely Green Olympics, People's Olympics and High-tech Olympics carried out. The engineers, technicians and workers put forward numerous innovative proposals to save land, energy, water and materials. What was done in 2006 laid a sound foundation for 2007 when all the Olympic projects will be completed.
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