U/C: Adelaide Oval Redevelopment | 53,500 | $545m

[AdelaideAlive]

maybe not sure

[rev]

I have a feeling they will probably make it a little more pedestrian friendly along the car park on the south side..where there is no footpath at the moment.

[Wayno]

probably relates to finalizing the pedestrian footbridge plans. I believe the bridge will not cross over memorial drive so additional works around memorial drive are required.

[Port Adelaide Fan]

Adelaide Oval work to begin later this month

FIRST signs of work on the $535 million Adelaide Oval redevelopment will be evident later this month boundary fencing and site offices being constructed.

The Government has set a deadline of the start of the AFL season in 2014 for the completion of the project which will ensure a 50,000 seat stadium for football and cricket.

The project contractor Baulderstone will establish a project boundary fence to ensure the saefty of both the public and site workers.

The fence will run inside the tree line on King William Rd and then along Pennington Tce.

The Planning, Transport and Infrastructure Department said in a statement that work would be carried out with strict adherence to Environmental Protection Agency guidelines.

It said Baulderstone has also prepared a site-specific management plan to ensure issues associated with noise, dust and vibration were addressed.

more: http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/sout ... 6273710675

[AdelaideAlive]

can anyone tell me as i hadnt noticed before whether the western grandstand had covered stairslooking from out front of the stand i always thought they would we be covered with hoardings as per hindmarsh stadiums grandstand with giant pictures of cricket or football legends,i never recall seeing see through nets covering them is that temporary? cause it just looks so cheap and tacky.

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[mattblack]

can anyone tell me as i hadnt noticed before whether the western grandstand had covered stairslooking from out front of the stand i always thought they would we be covered with hoardings as per hindmarsh stadiums grandstand with giant pictures of cricket or football legends,i never recall seeing see through nets covering them is that temporary? cause it just looks so cheap and tacky.

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The nets (wire mesh) that covers the stairwells on the western stand are for the vines to grow over which they are doing quite quickly. The final look during summer period will be of 2 giant green walls, should look pretty cool. The look during the winter footy season will be somewhat different.

[AdelaideAlive]

can anyone tell me as i hadnt noticed before whether the western grandstand had covered stairslooking from out front of the stand i always thought they would we be covered with hoardings as per hindmarsh stadiums grandstand with giant pictures of cricket or football legends,i never recall seeing see through nets covering them is that temporary? cause it just looks so cheap and tacky.

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The nets (wire mesh) that covers the stairwells on the western stand are for the vines to grow over which they are doing quite quickly. The final look during summer period will be of 2 giant green walls, should look pretty cool. The look during the winter footy season will be somewhat different.

thanks matt pity its only through summer,stll would of preferred hoardings of giant cricket or football players, i recall seeing renders for the rest of the stadium showing that then i see others not showing it got me confused

[AdelaideAlive]

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im gathering this is what you mean still didnt see any mention of the stairwells, but ill take your word for it be interesting to see how long that will last in middle of winter as patrons climb the stairs to be soaked on a cold and very wet day.ahh adelaide you gotta love us ,sometimes we go to far in trying to please every aspect of preserving heritage to the extend we stuff things up alla retractable lighttowers,the ground is still great and has kept the heritage withought having to grow vines over stairwells but anyway just my thoughts

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[mattblack]

The last photo is the stairwell that will be covered in vines in a few years.

On to more important matters come and enjoy one of the last matches to be played at the AO before the bulldozers move in for FREE !!

This from the SACA

The West End Redbacks return home tomorrow to begin preparations for their historic Ryobi One Day Cup grand final against the PKF Tasmanian Tigers next Saturday (25 Feb) at Adelaide Oval (time TBC).

To celebrate this historic match, SACA will throw the gates to Adelaide Oval open with free entry for general admission and up to five free guest passes available for SACA Members.

The Redbacks secured the home grand final with a well-fought win over the Commonwealth Bank Bushrangers at the MCG tonight and will now play in their first one day cup final since season 2005/06.

Ironically, the last time the Redbacks won the one day cup final it was against Tasmania in 1986/87 – in what was then called the McDonald’s Cup competition. In that match, played in Hobart, South Australia won, with David Hookes leading from the front and SACA’s new chief executive Keith Bradshaw also involved, but playing for his native Tasmania.

“South Australians are incredibly loyal, it’s been six years since the last one day final was played at Adelaide Oval and 25 years since we have celebrated a win - we thought it was time to celebrate and say thank you,” SACA Chief Executive Keith Bradshaw said.

“It’s also a great opportunity to invite the 66,000 odd fans who turned out for this season’s T20 matches to have a taste of one day cricket and be part of grand final fever.

“SACA Members will also be able to invite up to five guests to attend the match with them in the Members’ Enclosure.

“This is a genuine invitation to all South Australians, some historic cricket will be played, it's a great way to end the season and it will be a great family event.”

[dsriggs]

Don't we have the second ODI final too?

[mattblack]

Don't we have the second ODI final too?

Yes, on Tuesday 6th March. 3rd ODI final if required on the 8th March and a Shield match from the 29th-3rd March.

[bm7500]

Bradmans last stand

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AS THE last ball was bowled in last night’s one-day cricket final, the bulldozers were poised to start Adelaide Oval’s redevelopment.

Patrons last night weaved their way past a site boundary fence and construction site offices set up by contractor Baulderstone.

The $535 million redevelopment of Adelaide Oval starts today with the demolition of the twenty year old Bradman Stand, site works on the southern mound and the removal of the eastern side’s Chappell Stands.

If all goes to plan, the 50,000 seat stadium for AFL football, cricket and major events will open for business around March 2014.

Domestic and international cricket will continue to be played at Adelaide Oval throughout construction

Yesterday 89 sporting and community clubs were notified of their allocation of around 8500 surplus seats from the project.

Stadium Management Authority acting chief executive Leigh Whicker said the seats from the Bradman and Chappell Stands would be spread across the state.

“From Kimba to Kapunda, from Mount Gambier to Mallala – we’ve well and truly spread the joy and no doubt been able to make a real difference for a wide range of organisations,” he said.

“I’m particularly pleased to note that more than half of the lucky clubs are from regional South Australia where sporting and community clubs are often the lifeblood of country towns.

“I want to thank everyone who made an application for seats and, while we couldn’t accommodate all requests, in many ways this has been a fantastic way to usher in a new era for Adelaide Oval.”

http://www.indaily.com.au

[crawf]

Yesterday 89 sporting and community clubs were notified of their allocation of around 8500 surplus seats from the project.

Stadium Management Authority acting chief executive Leigh Whicker said the seats from the Bradman and Chappell Stands would be spread across the state.

This is such a great idea, it would be a waste to just send them to the rubbish dump.

[skyliner]

+1 The regions miss out on so much as it is.

ADELAIDE - TOWARDS A GREATER CITY SKYLINE

[fifty]

Interesting article from Freakonomics describing how the city of Sacramento, California, approved the financing of a new stadium for the NBA's Kings to the tune of $255 million in municipal funding. The article asks why a city would fund a private enterprise like the NBA, and has direct relevance to the SA Gov't and AO redevelopment and some of the arguments made to justify that, ie lots of jobs (and tax revenue) are created with big events that draw crowds (and their wallets).

The conclusion of the article is there is little evidence of overall benefit. When assessed independently, the evidence suggests quite strongly that sports do not create many jobs or generate much economic growth. I remember very clearly such a study of AO done by SA Centre for Economic Studies that was commissioned by the SMA concluding, of course, great economic benefit from the redevelopment.

Making it more interesting is the fact that the city of Sacramento is apparently not exactly in great financial shape (similar to SA, although not quite as bad it seems). The owner of the Kings threatened to leave the city for Anaheim last year, so there may have been some pressure applied to council (similar to Andy D and his 'chats' with the SANFL?). They suggest that some might argue the arena is necessary to make the Sacramento Kings competitive (sound familiar anyone?).

The parallels are almost laughably similar, if it wasn't so serious. Very interesting reading.

Despite all that, I'm a footy fan so are one of those benefiting from the public investment, so bring it on!!