Centurions
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Nice job again, it makes sense of how they're doing it now.
North Stand Construction Discussion
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tailspin747
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Superb engineering. The clamp in particular is a very clever solution. Let’s hope we can get some footage of the load transfer.
You can see, on the floor of the platform to the left, the top (or bottom) plate of the clamp to be fitten on with the bolt holes etc btw.
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I wonder how much of the original anchor will be cut away? Once the load is transferred, most of the original steel ‘top piece’ will become redundant.
Had that same thought previously. Really, just the one angled triangular plane is all that is 'origiginal' any more, and even that up to the new bolted connection plate. When mocking up that gif some pages back, I highlighted this, to say no idea how what the finished thing will look and just shown the most 'extreme' version to distinguish from the existing.
Still keeping an eye on the base level bracing of the middle bit. I just don't see how that stays there, particularly the middle front bay, at ground level. Hoping someone else weighs in. The other A shaped back to front, while I think it would be a bit disappointing to see (a central column would have imo been less of an issue) doesn't really interfere with anything as such at the scale of that space. But the middle bay to the front is bang on where the main doors are!
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Got some new close up footage of the clamp etc i took this morning , just waiting for it to upload so should be on within an hour or so
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As promised
Ha, yesterday I said the strap to the eyelet wouldnt be there long, and it is now removed, and the top plate of the clamp I pointed out on the floor of the platform is now in place too. They move fast now.
Really good close-ups, and what is even better is seeing people next to it, that really puts the scale into perspective.
If you look at just the round connection to the back rod, next to the guy's head, you see how big all this is in reality (circled in neon green).
Tailspin, I wouldn't be surprised if everything in that 'hole' went with the pier. This does sit within a riser and is the open top of it, so doubt they'd want big bits of steel in if they can do away with them. The other thing worth noting, the new rods and clamp presumably don't just take the roof and ring cable loads, I would assume they also hold the pier in tension till it is removed, as there is nothing else propping it in place.
For more appreciation of scale and the guys working there, you can see the guys on the roof, and ths size of sheets they are lifing up. At one point at around 7.15mins in you see the jolt the guy in the mewp gets when it moves. He spends the best part of his day up and down in that thing. And then the guys operating the cranes, and the sway they have up there, some nerve. Round of applause for all those guys, from me.
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Great update thanks
Would it be possible to have a look at the tunnel to the left (as you look from the stadium) of the gasometer please? Interested to see if the club bought the land if it could be used for access to the carpark Thanks
A few screen grabs.
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Thanks for another great drone video update.
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Great info and updates Coatigan.
The obligatory Etihad stadium and city centre skyline shot.
The size of the current new stand, the workers next to it, and underneath it on the roof. The new stand and 2nd tier are massive!
The workers removing what looks like insulation? If it’s not insulation I’m sure I’ll be corrected on that. :-)
Tarmacing part of the site next to the hotel.
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Thanks for another great drone video update.
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Great info and updates Coatigan.
The obligatory Etihad stadium and city centre skyline shot.
The size of the current new stand, the workers next to it, and underneath it on the roof. The new stand and 2nd tier are massive!
The workers removing what looks like insulation? If it’s not insulation I’m sure I’ll be corrected on that. :-)
Tarmacing part of the site next to the hotel.
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Today the John Sisk & Son Ltd team, working on the MCFC North Stand redevelopment, had the priveledge of welcoming the Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service, the GMFRS Technical Response Unit as well as the North West Ambulance Service Hazardous Area Response Team. It was a great opportunity to come together with the local emergency services and give them an overview of the work that is taking place and the challenges associated with the project.
Today the John Sisk & Son Ltd team, working on the MCFC North Stand redevelopment, had the priveledge of welcoming the Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service, the GMFRS Technical Response Unit as well as the North West Ambulance Service Hazardous Area Response Team. It was a great opportunity to come together with the local emergency services and give them an overview of the work that is taking place and the challenges associated with the project.
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If the roof is anything like Evertons new stadium then that will be insulation for keeping sound out (rain etc) and probably a foil layer underneath to keep the crowd noise in
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It should be able to do that although the road itself is now at a different height to the back of the car park and might be preferable for pedestrians rather than vehicles due to the houses on Broxton Street. This is the view from the other side ...
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There's also, I think, another tunnel further south where the gas pipes ran between the two gasometers. I'm wondering if that could be used as an exit for pedestrians too as it also runs onto Bradford Rd. If the Sandhills tram stop finally gets the go ahead, then that will be a really good exit for it.
Let's hope we pay for ours unlike them.
I think once the full extent of the transfer is complete (including removing the back cables and pier as well), we will see some real springboard progress. I.e the overlaps will suddenly kick in.
The piling guys have been frozen out for a while now, the steel subbies have also now hit a wall. That middle section has been built as far as they can before connecting to the two towers, the next bits of steel to go up have been lying neatly on the ground for about two weeks now.
Yeah there is a lot of work in the clamping and platforms etc, but it is not immediately obvious 'visible' progress. The demolition is the bit that has been steady, but mostly concealed.
But once the transfer happens, the piling guys will be back in, the steel guys can complete the middle section, and finish off the back of the towers, and then the top piece vip bit can also bridge the two, quadpods can go on top and so on and so on. Next steady week or two unlocks the floodgates, imo.
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Thanks for sharing those, really good to see the progress and allows you to truly appreciate the scale of the project. It's going to be bloody high up at the back of that stand!
I know there's been lots of concern over the proposed hospitality/GA+ and pricing and whether it will truly be a home end, but whatever happens it's exciting to get to see our stadium being invested in so heavily with something of such a significant scale. It's going to be absolutely epic inside, and even if it's only a group of 2,000 singers in there, the design is such that they'll make a racket and get thousands more joining in as well.
Exciting times.
And still no sign of our mock-up panel!
But then, they have long breached the shit out of that condition, so probably doesn't matter now whether it happens tomorrow or a year from tomorrow.