Of the 12 stadiums being rebuilt or remodeled for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, at least six are on track to complete construction within the coming year. Here is a slide show that provides a brief look at how the work for the world’s premier soccer event is progressing and a summary of some of the challenges facing the contractors.
Progress Report on Brazil's Stadium Work for the 2014 World Cup
Arena Amaz�nia (Manaus): The arena has 33% of its reconstruction complete. The stadium is expected to be ready by June 2013. It will have 44,000 seats. The work now is focused on building the bleachers� lower ring. General contractor: Andrade Gutierrez
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Itaquer�o (S�o Paulo): Construction is 25% complete at the 65,000-seat stadium that will host the World Cup�s opening ceremony. The project is behind schedule. Current work involves the foundation phase and installation of pillars to support the bleachers. As a result, the contractor has put 1,200 workers on three shifts to make some headway. The stadium is expected to be ready at the end next year. General contractor: Odebrecht
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Arena Pantanal (Cuiab�): The work at Arena Pantanal is approximately 40% complete. The stadium will have a cover and removable bleachers. When the World Cup is over, the arena�s capacity will be reduced to 17,000 seats from 43,600. The work is expected to be completed by December 2013. General contractor: Santa B�rbara/Mendes J�nior Consortium
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Mineir�o (Belo Horizonte): The most significant challenge faced to upgrade the 67,000-seat Mineir�o is to do the whole job on top of the former structure. The cover, for instance, will receive an extension to the metal roof weighing approximately 2,000 tonnes with the same 30-meter width of the existing roof. For the nearly 50-year-old stadium�s concrete structure to support that extension, the contractor will strengthen pillars beneath the upper bleachers. Steel plates placed inside and outside the cover�s slab will support the extension�s trestlework. The remodeled cover is scheduled for placement sometime in March. General contractor: Nova Arena Consortium (Construcap, Egesa and Hap)
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Arena das Dunas (Natal): Natal�s 45,000-seat stadium is far behind all others due to problems related to the definition of the design project. Currently, the contractor is at work on the foundations. The arena is expected to be delivered by December 2013. General contractor: OAS
Arena das Dunas Concess�o e Eventos
Fonte Nova (Salvador): The Fonte Nova arena started this year with more than 50% of the 50,000-seat stadium�s remodeling complete. Currently, the bleachers being placed on precast structures are almost complete. It is expected the cover will start to be placed next April. The work is expected to be finished by next December. General contractor: OAS/Odebrecht Consortium
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Castel�o (Fortaleza): Castel�o�s remodeling is 60% complete. Construction work at the 60,000-seat stadium is ahead of all other 2014 World Cup venues. Reconstruction is on track to finish by the end of the year. The placing of the cover, the completion of internal areas�such as restrooms and boxes�and construction work in the area surrounding the stadium are among the jobs still pending. General contractor: Galv�o Engenharia/Andrade Mendon�a Consortium
Divulga��o/Castel�o
Arena Pernambuco (Recife): The new 46,000-seat Arena Pernambuco has 30% of its remodeling complete. Work is expected to be finished by April 2013. The stadium�s foundations are nearly finished. To ensure the new stadium�s structure is built quickly, a forming plant for the steel elements has been installed and a precast-element plant has been extended on the jobsite. General contractor: Odebrecht
Divulga��o/Arena Pernambuco
Maracan� (Rio de Janeiro): The biggest stadium (78,000 seats) for the World Cup and the one to host its final match is scheduled for delivery in February 2013. The task�to remodel the stadium that hosted the 1950 World Cup on top of an existing but highly degraded building�is daunting. After designers verified that the skyroof was compromised, they decided to tear it down, increasing remodeling costs by more than a third. The manufacturer is fabricating the new metal cover, and on-site assembly is scheduled for next September. Tournament organizers asked for improved sight lines from the bleachers, and the replacements�with precast elements and currently under construction�will accomplish that goal. The stadium�s upper ring, designated a historic landmark, rests on pillars that have been structurally upgraded. General contractor: Maracan� Rio 2014 Consortium (Odebrecht, Delta and Andrade Gutierrez)
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Beira-Rio (Porto Alegre): Remodeling has been interrupted due to a delay in signing the construction-work and concession contract by Internacional, the soccer team that owns the 60,000-seat stadium, and the construction company Andrade Gutierrez, following agreements with other contractors that collapsed. The contractor must rebuild the lower bleachers; only one-fourth have been completed. The contractor also will add a new cover. General contractor: Andrade Gutierrez
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Arena da Baixada (Curitiba): The work is not significant at the 42,000-seat Arena da Baixada. The stadium, one of the most modern in the country, already meets the several requirements of the World Cup organizers. Currently, the cover is being disassembled and will be replaced, while new seats are being installed. It is expected to be ready by May 2013. Project manager: Engevix Engenharia
Clube Atl�tico Paranaense (CAP)
Man� Garrincha National Stadium (Brasilia): The 71,000-seat stadium already has been 50% rebuilt. Now the arena will start to be covered. The work should be complete at the end of this year. Criticisms related to the stadium refer to its high cost, almost R$1 billion. General contractor: Andrade Gutierrez/Via Engenharia Consortium
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