Manchester United is facing a big decision on what to do about its ageing Old Trafford stadium. As it considers whether to rebuild or refurbish, here is a guide to how six other major sports stadium projects fared
While Manchester United had been having a tough time on the pitch, the club also faces a dilemma off it as it considers what to do about its outdated, if iconic, stadium.
See also>> To refurb or rebuild: what next for Old Trafford?
Below is a brief guide to how six other major sports stadium projects in the UK fared, including how long they took to build, who the contractors were and by how much costs overran.
Principality Stadium, Cardiff (formerly Millennium Stadium)
Capacity 74,500
Completion 1999
Planned cost 拢106尘
Final cost 拢152尘
How much it increased 43%
Time to build Two years (1997-99)
Main contractor Laing Construction
Etihad Stadium, Manchester (formerly City of Manchester Stadium)
Capacity 38,000 as an athletics arena, 48,000 after conversion, then upgraded to 55,097
Completion 2002 (build); 2003 (conversion)
Planned cost 拢90m (build); 拢40m (conversion)
Final cost 拢112m (build); 拢42m (conversion)
How much it increased 24% (build), 5% (conversion)
How long to build Three years (stadium build: 1999-2002); one year (conversion: 2002-03)
Main contractor Laing Construction (athletics stadium build and conversion)
Emirates Stadium, Arsenal
Capacity 60,000
Initial deadline 2004
Actual completion 2006
Planned cost 拢100尘
Final cost 拢390尘
How much it increased 290%
How long to build Three years (2003-06)
Main contractor Sir Robert McAlpine
Wembley Stadium
Capacity 90,000
Initial deadline 2003
Actual completion 2007
Planned cost 拢458尘
Final cost 拢798尘
How much it increased 74%
How long to build Four years (2003-07)
Main contractor Multiplex
London Stadium, Stratford (formerly Olympic Stadium)
Capacity 60,000, reduced from 80,000 following Olympic Games
Completed on time 2012 (Olympic stadium), 2016 (conversion)
Planned cost 拢496m (build), 拢100尘 (conversion)
Final cost 拢547m (build), 拢323m (conversion)
How much it increased 10% (build), 223% (conversion)
How long to build Four years (2008-12 build), three years (2013-16-conversion)
Main contractors Sir Robert McAlpine (build), Balfour Beatty (conversion)
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Capacity 62,850
Original deadline September 2018
Actual completion April 2019
Planned cost 拢380尘
Final cost Up to 拢1bn
How much it increased Up to 160%
How long to build Three years (2016-19)
Main contractor Mace
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