Contractors building the multimillion-rand Green Point Stadium are bracing themselves for a few months of heavy rains and gale-force winds, seven-and-a-half months ahead of the deadline to complete the World Cup venue.
That's according to Andrew Fanton, project manager of the Green Point Stadium construction site.
...Parts of the 68 000-seater World Cup stadium's glass roof were fitted on Thursday and it is expected to be completed by September.
Thereafter, the grass pitch, which is being grown on a farm in Stellenbosch, and the stadium seats will be installed.
Fanton said the stadium's internal finishes, which include the VIP suites, boardrooms, change rooms and bathrooms, will be completed by July, and the external facade by August.
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Winter threat to Green Point stadium
Cape Argus
May 1, 2009
