Construction of the new Sydney Football Stadium site is powering on through the COVID pandemic with contractor John Holland laying the first concrete building slabs at Moore Park today.
\nActing Minister for Sport Geoff Lee said development hasn\u2019t stopped during COVID, providing job security for workers, boosting NSW\u2019s COVID-19 recovery and ensuring the project remains on schedule.
\n\u201cThe Sydney Football Stadium project is investing in local companies during the pandemic with a Western Sydney business providing the concrete for today\u2019s pour,\u201d Mr Lee said.
\n\u201cOver 150 cubic metres of concrete will be poured this week, over an area that will be part of the new stadium\u2019s player and coaching facilities.
\n\u201cThis is another exciting milestone setting the foundations for the stadium to start rising from the ground.\u201d
\nTo complete the stadium, a further 40,000m\u00b3 of concrete will be poured which is the equivalent of 16 Olympic swimming pools.
\nThe project will utilise as many local suppliers and subcontractors as possible through to completion.
\nOver the next two years, the Sydney Football Stadium Redevelopment will create over 800 jobs and inject hundreds of millions into the NSW economy through the procurement of construction materials and labour.
\n\u201cOur stage two contractor John Holland has already safely logged over 140,000 hours by workers on site since the beginning of the outbreak and there has been an average of 180 workers on site in July alone,\u201d Mr Lee said.
\n\u201cWe have extended hours on weekends to enable work to continue safely with social distancing, no job losses or reduced hours for employees.\u201d
\nThe new Sydney Football Stadium will be a modern, world-class sporting and entertainment precinct to ensure NSW remains the number one choice for the best events. The stadium remains on track to be ready to host the 2022 NRL Grand Final.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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