Stadium down to nuts and bolts

Work will begin this week on the roof of the Forsyth Barr Stadium and Dunedin Mayor Peter Chin ...
Work will begin this week on the roof of the Forsyth Barr Stadium and Dunedin Mayor Peter Chin (left) and stadium trust chairman Malcolm Farry mark the milestone by securing the first roofing column (inset). Photo by Stephen Jacquiery.
Most of the cement has been poured. Now the construction of Forsyth Barr Stadium is largely down to nuts and bolts.

Dunedin Mayor Peter Chin and stadium trust chairman Malcolm Farry marked the start of the stadium's roof construction by tightening the last bolts on the first of the two columns which will support the roof structure.

The columns, each about 24m high and weighing 85 tonnes, will be situated at each end of the main south stand.

They will support the 130m main roof truss, which will run east-west along the front edge of the stand.

The main truss, in turn, will support the southern end of the five 105m-long roof arches spanning the pitch.

Each column and truss was delivered to the stadium site in sections and will be reassembled on site before being lifted into position by crane.

Mr Farry said the stadium was now eight months into the 25-month construction programme, and construction remained on track for completion by August 1 next year.

"Over the course of this year, the final shape of the stadium will become evident as the roof is built.

The roof will connect the south and north stands and create a new landmark for the city," Mr Farry said.

Construction of the roof is expected to be completed in January next year.

 

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