The 10-year construction program for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games begins next week with the first meeting of the Brisbane Organising Committee.
Lord mayor Adrian Schrinner, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk at the Gabba to sign the SEQ City Deal.There will effectively be seven new venues because the complete $1 billion redevelopment of the Gabba is not counted as a new venue.
on the Sunshine and Gold coasts and at Northshore Hamilton, plus all the transport links, is the first step. The construction manager of that pipeline will be the yet-to-be announced chair of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Infrastructure Coordination Authority,“Hosting the Brisbane 2032 Olympics and Paralympic Games will mean a 10-year pipeline of construction jobs, trade and investment opportunities, and legacy projects that will benefit Queenslanders for decades to come,” he said.
“For Queensland, the economic and social benefits from Brisbane 2032 are estimated to be in the order of $8.1 billion, while approximately 91,600 full-time-equivalent job years are projected to be created in the state over a 20-year period.”The Olympics “new norm bid” said about 84 per cent of venues already existed, but major infrastructure projects are needed to upgrade some of those facilities, including the Gabba.
The Brisbane Swimming Complex at Chandler needs a complete rebuild for the diving, a canoeing facility needs to be built at Wyaralong Dam with 15,000 temporary seats, the Belmont Shooting Complex needs a major facelift with 2000 temporary seats, and major upgrades are needed to existing sports stadiums on the Sunshine Coast and Toowoomba, where the rugby sevens, or
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