Dive summary:
- Crews have begun to demolish a race track that sits at the heart of what will become the site of the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, sort of warm-up jogs before the big event begins in July with construction.
- Two sections of grandstands from the track will be left standing for incorporation into the new structures, a step toward meeting the goal of recycling 70% of demolition material into the new structures.
- A consortium called Rio Mais has the construction contract, and consulting company AECOM is in charge of delivering the construction plan that it has been crafting since 2011.
From the article:
Odebrecht Infrastructure is the consortium’s lead contractor; other member firms include Andrade Gutierrez and Carvalho Hosken. ...