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No fear of Athens not getting ready in time for Olympics
Athens, May 04: Athens Olympic Organizing President says Athens will be ready in time.
Athens, May 04: Athens Olympic Organizing President says Athens will be ready in time.
The head of organization of the Athens Olympic games said 100 days before the commencement of the event that there was no fear the city would not be ready on time.
Athens Organizing Committee President Gianna Angelopoulos, said Athens has been put to the test and is coming out on top, through the hosting of test events, the completion of contingency plans, and the construction of most major venues.
"For the remaining time everything will be completed," said Angelopoulos.
But the race against time is on, and the president's comments come as one of the main projects of concern for the Games has continued to suffer delays. The roof of the Olympic stadium, long an issue of controversy for organizers and the International Olympic Committee, missed a deadline last week to be slid into place between the two arches that will comprise the covering.
According to the timetable the project is to be completed at the end of June, but the placement of the arches has been postponed several times.
Upsets in the planning caused the government to cancel one project, the building of a roof over the Olympic swimming pool, and scale down on others over the past months.
But the International Olympic Committee has said some elements of projects could be left for completion after the Games without effecting the overall planning of the event.
Organizers say 90 percent of main venue buildings are complete, but are short on landscaping around sites. Transport works have also been in the spotlight but construction workers have been working 24-hour shifts to complete crucial projects such as a tram and rail system.
In the case that these projects are not fully complete, contingency plans have been put in place by organizers to ensure the smooth functioning of the event.
Many Olympic venues have had their first run with the hosting of international test events but others have already missed their completion deadlines.
But the transformation of Athens is apparent. Long stretching highways, ring roads, landscaping, towering Olympic buildings such as the International Broadcast Centre have changed this Mediterranean city into a metropolis, and organizers say a new Athens will emerge from the hosting of the international event.
Bureau Report
According to the timetable the project is to be completed at the end of June, but the placement of the arches has been postponed several times.
Upsets in the planning caused the government to cancel one project, the building of a roof over the Olympic swimming pool, and scale down on others over the past months.
But the International Olympic Committee has said some elements of projects could be left for completion after the Games without effecting the overall planning of the event.
Organizers say 90 percent of main venue buildings are complete, but are short on landscaping around sites. Transport works have also been in the spotlight but construction workers have been working 24-hour shifts to complete crucial projects such as a tram and rail system.
In the case that these projects are not fully complete, contingency plans have been put in place by organizers to ensure the smooth functioning of the event.
Many Olympic venues have had their first run with the hosting of international test events but others have already missed their completion deadlines.
But the transformation of Athens is apparent. Long stretching highways, ring roads, landscaping, towering Olympic buildings such as the International Broadcast Centre have changed this Mediterranean city into a metropolis, and organizers say a new Athens will emerge from the hosting of the international event.
Bureau Report