Project Showcase

Cape Town Stadium

Client: Joint Venture Murray & Roberts/WBHO
Location: Green Point, Cape Town
Products Used: More than 44 000 Tons (cement & slag) supplied by PPC to Lafarge Readymix (concrete structure) & Cape Concrete/Concrete Units (concrete seats)
Project Start: April 2007
Expected Project Completion Date: 14th December 2009

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Project Synopsis

The Cape Town Stadium is located in Green Point, between Signal Hill and the Atlantic Ocean. It is close to the city centre and the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, a popular tourist and shopping venue. The stadium will be transformed into a completely new 70 000 seater, all-weather, multi-purpose, environmentally sustainable, modern, technologically advanced, world class stadium. The features will give expression to the "African Renaissance Stadium" at the juncture between Table Mountain and the Atlantic Ocean at the southern tip of Africa. The uniquely impressive and recognisable visuals that this African landmark stadium will offer the world will be of great marketing value to our continent and country.

Interesting fact

The 4 500 ton roof is a unique design feature of the city's new multi-purpose stadium. It will hang inwards, and will be supported by an inner tension ring and an outer compression ring. This is the first time such cutting-edge technology - which is imported mainly from the USA and Germany - is used in Africa.

The installation of the roof is expected to be completed by September 2009.