The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has released new images showing the progress that has been made on the Olympic Park now that construction work has started on all of the 'big five' venues - Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre, Olympic Village, Velodrome and International Broadcast Centre/Main Press Centre (IBC/MPC).

The images are released as the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Coordination Commission visits the capital for a progress update on London's plans for staging the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.


The IOC visit will include a tour of the Olympic Park so that the delegation can see for themselves the progress being made on the ground.

ODA Chairman John Armitt, said: "Construction has now started on all of the Olympic Park's 'big five' venues and it is clearly visible how much progress has been made on the site since the IOC Coordination Commission visited last year.

"The Olympic Stadium has changed the east London sky line, the Aquatics Centre roof is starting to take shape and the first residential blocks for the Olympic Village are out of the ground.

"As well as constructing new world-class venues, work is steadily taking place on creating the new infrastructure that will be the backbone of the Olympic Park for both the Games and the development after 2012. New energy and sewer networks, roads, bridges and revitalised waterways and new urban parklands will join together to create a new part of London."

(CD/KMcA)