Construction of Alexander Stadium - June 2021
New images from IYB shows how the £72.4 million centrepiece of Birmingham’s 2022 Commonwealth Games spectacular is taking shape.
With construction well advanced, the new stadium is earmarked for completion in Spring 2022.
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Superb progress is being made on the new tiered West Stand at Alexander Stadium in Perry Barr, on the grounds of Perry Park.
The stadium will also see the introduction of new tiered seating to the north and south, alongside a new 400m, six-lane warm-up track.
Planning permission was granted in January with Northern Irish construction firm McLaughlin & Harvey (MCLH) confirmed as the contractor - and they’ve not looked back since.
Designed by Arup, with Mace Group as project manager, the stadium will house around 30,000 spectators during the Games, before reverting to a permanent capacity of 18,000 post-Games - still comfortably one of the largest permanent facilities capable of hosting major athletics in the UK.
It will then become a focal point of health, well-being, sport, academic and community activity in a vastly improved Perry Park as part of the wider Perry Barr Regeneration Scheme – which will see over £500million invested in new housing, public space & infrastructure over the next decade.
It'll continue to serve as home to the Birchfield Harriers Athletics Club and will even introduce Birmingham City University and up to 1000 sports and exercise students, as a new anchor tenant.
Funding has come from Birmingham City Council (£27.4million), WMCA (£20million) and the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (£20million).
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Images by Stephen Giles.
GAMES MODE:
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LEGACY MODE (Post Games):
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Words by Stephen Giles, with all CGIs the property of ARUP/ Birmingham City Council.
