Workers were reportedly ordered off the main Olympic Stadium site Wednesday after “deadly” asbestos was discovered.
Sources told Contract Journal “during the work, asbestos was unearthed near where the running track is going to be so the site has been shut down. The lads have been told to go home while the authorities find out exactly what is down there”.
An Olympic Delivery Authority spokesperson said, “there has been a discovery of some small samples of asbestos within the Olympic Stadium site and work has been halted in one section of the site as a precautionary measure. Work on the rest of the Olympic Stadium site and the rest of the Olympic Park continues as normal. We are working with the relevant authorities and expect work to re-start progressively as protective measures are put in place over the next few days”.
