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Construction work is underway on the BMX Circuit for the London 2012 Games, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced today. The start of work on the BMX Circuit is the next stage in delivering a world-class cycling legacy from the Games, and follows the construction completion of the Velodrome which was unveiled last week.

The BMX Circuit is located next to the Velodrome in the north of the Olympic Park and will have 6,000 temporary seats to host the Olympic BMX competition in 2012. After the Games, the temporary seating will be removed and the BMX Circuit reconfigured to make it suitable for riders of all ages and abilities. It will become a key part of the legacy VeloPark where the Velodrome and BMX Circuit will be joined by a road cycle circuit and mountain bike course to combine facilities across all disciplines in one cycling ‘hub’.

The 400-metre BMX Circuit will include a series of jumps, bumps and tightly banked corners and the venue covers a total site area of 160 metres by 90 metres, slightly larger than a football pitch. The first stage of construction work involves 14,000m3 of soil, enough to fill three Olympic swimming pools, placed on site. The soil, which has all been cleaned and reused from elsewhere on the Olympic Park site, will be used to create a series of levels up to 4 metres high upon which the final track surface will be formed by a BMX track designer.

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