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Wembley Costs 'Escalate'
2001-11-25 10:29:05
An England fan shows his disappointment after the match against Germany at Wembley Stadium, London October 7, 2000. Germany beat England 1-0 in their group 9 World Cup qualifying match.
The total cost of building the new Wembley stadium could escalate to ￡660m, according to a report in the Financial Times, making it the world's most expensive sporting venue.
Wembley National Stadium Limited, which is running the project for the Football Association, is looking to borrow ￡410m - far more than had been thought.
The other ￡250m has already been paid out by the National Lottery or pledged from the FA.
When the project was first suggested more than four years ago, the cost was estimated at ￡240m. For the past year, WNSL has been quoting a total bill of ￡475m.
The ￡326.5m costs of construction compare with about ￡260m paid to build the Olympic Stadium in Sydney.
The Stade de France in Paris, which hosted the last World Cup final, was also around the ￡260m mark.
The new Wembley is planned to hold 90,000 people and include a four-star 200-bed hotel, 100,000 sq ft of office space, two banqueting halls, restaurants, a museum and numerous corporate hospitality suites.
The costs also include improvements to the local Underground station and a road building scheme.  推荐给好友  打印本页
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