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Water flows for the first time

James — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:59:04 +0000

This week testing has started at the Lee Valley White Water Centre The ODA is puting the course though its paces to make shore that it offers a challanging but cappable course that can last for many years to come. This has been a well looked forward event for many people and with sites set on paddling the course before the olympics everyone is very keen to see what the course looks like now. This attraction is going to change the uk slalom in so many ways. There is going to be lots of new people to the sport and a big tourist attraction for those that are really into the sport.

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Key Milestones

James — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:40:26 +0000

Spring 2010

Course structures complete.

Summer 2010

Slalom courses running and facility building complete.

Lake complete and filled.

Autumn 2010

Slalom courses commissioned and external landscaping complete.

Spring 2011

Centre opens to the public.

Summer 2012

Centre closes to the public for olympic games.

Spring 2013

Centre reopens to the public.

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Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre New Year Update

James — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:30:28 +0000

The construction is well under way and great progress has been made. The works are well on schedule with the piling works finishing before schedule. The foundations of the building are complete. and the new year looks good for the New White Water Centre. with this year being the year that the centre is due to be completed and ready to be open to the public in spring 2011.

last year there was 150,000 cubic metres of soil required to build up the 5.5m start pull walls, and to build the lake. There is now more then 500 piles now ready for the construction of the building this month.

The lake is due to be completed during the summer of 2010. It is planned to be concrete based with concreted sandbags forming the banks and walls.

The 300m Olympic course is also taking shape alone the western side of the centre. the earthworks are due to finish on the Olympic course early this year ready for concreting and the Olympic course is due to be completed in the summer of 2010.

The 160m intermediate course is also on schedule and earthworks are due to finish in the next few months ready for concreting and completion in the summer of 2010.

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Septembers Site Construction Update

James — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:03:11 +0000

Hello

Welcome to this months edition to the construction updates.

Since my last post less then a month ago a lot has happened, as you will see in the pictures in this post that I have tried to take from the same camera position. There is lots of new material, that was not there a few weeks ago.

Four weeks ago it was being counted that at least 10 dumper trucks a hour was entering the site to leave soil and dirt. Now there are reports that this has stopped and the earth works for the new site have finished. This means the site is now well under way of being constructed.

From the look of the progress the New Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre is well on its way and may be opened earlier then expected.

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London 2012 White Water Canoe Centre contractors shortlisted

Eddie — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:13:56 +0000

Artist Impression – Facilities Building

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today released a press release to announce that they have shortlisted five contractors to build the world class White Water Canoe / Kayak centre in Broxbourne – the venue for the London 2012 Canoe and Kayak slalom events.

Having originally put the contract out to tender in May, the contract for the construction of the new venue and facilities includes:

Land Formation – Placement and compaction of fill to form the course embankments and landscaped features of the venue.
Facility building and Pumping House – Construction of a new facility building, containing reception, café, changing rooms, admin offices, spectator viewing facilities, storage, and water pump/filtration plant.
Canoe Course Formation – Creation of an international standard slalom canoe course, warm-up course, and finish lake.
Landscaping Works – Landscaping works with path and bridge networks throughout the venue to facilitate spectator viewing and access.

The companies shortlisted are

Edmund Nuttall Ltd
Fitzpatrick Contractors Ltd
Carillion Construction Ltd
Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd
Morrison Construction Ltd

Richard Ellis, chair of the East of England Development Agency (EEDA), said they had been working to ensure that the: “Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre is accessible, valued and enjoyed by people living, working and visiting the area well after the Games event has taken place.”

It is anticipated that the contract will be awarded in early 2009 with work starting in the Spring of 2009. Completion is timetabled to allow for games training and testing prior to the olympics, in 2010/2011.

Picture courtesy of ODA

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