{"id":92281,"date":"2021-04-21T10:19:26","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T09:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=92281"},"modified":"2021-04-21T10:19:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T09:19:26","slug":"olympic-steps-wembley-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/olympic-steps-wembley-park\/92281\/","title":{"rendered":"VolkerFitzpatrick unveils new Olympic Steps at Wembley Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.volkerfitzpatrick.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VolkerFitzpatrick<\/a> gathered with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quintain.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quintain<\/a> and Wembley Stadium stakeholders to celebrate the newly constructed Olympic Steps at the National Stadium<\/h2>\n<p>Work to remove the stadium\u2019s existing pedway structure began onsite in November 2020, followed by the construction of a new, grand set of 48 step<\/p>\n<p>The 550 tonnes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/birmingham-alexander-stadium\/86719\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">structural steelwork<\/a> required for the new staircase was then erected in six days, followed by the installation of precast concrete, specialist waterproofing, cabling, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/building-control-news\/metal-and-timber\/65298\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stainless steel drainage<\/a> channel and in situ granite paving.<\/p>\n<p>36 glass rooflights were pre-installed within the precast units on the \u2018Olympic Landing\u2019 at the top of the steps, providing daylight to the undercroft area below.<\/p>\n<p>The lighting was finished with 14 lamp columns and 60 illuminated handrails.<\/p>\n<p>Works continue on the public realm surrounding the steps and the project is due to be fully complete in June 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Delivering on a long-term strategy and with Quintain working in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brent.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brent Council<\/a>, who have co-funded this project, the Olympic Steps complete Quintain\u2019s major transformation of Olympic Way, which has included repaving, a 50% widening, programmable lighting, ceremonial banners, a curated retail offering, and an award-winning tree planting strategy.<\/p>\n<p>With a width of 40m, The Olympic Steps have liberated over 12,150m<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0of new public space at ground level \u2013 an area bigger than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssearena.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The SSE Arena<\/a>, Wembley or the football pitch inside Wembley Stadium itself (7,245m<sup>2<\/sup>).<\/p>\n<p>Quintain has also built four new high-capacity lifts to enable disabled access into Wembley Stadium.<\/p>\n<h3>Embracing the stadium&#8217;s\u00a0future<\/h3>\n<p>John Cox, divisional managing 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