The Olympic Park ‘big build: foundations’ is on track with the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre and Olympic Village already taking shape and the foundations of the Velodrome well underway.

Work has started sinking 2,100 concrete piles up to 24m into the ground to form the foundations of the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) and Main Press Centre (MPC) for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games which will create just under 900,000 sq ft of business space in legacy with the potential to generate thousands of new jobs.

This summer work will start on the steel frame of the IBC, which is 275m long, 104m wide, 21m tall and big enough to house five jumbo jets. Over 4,500 tonnes of steel with trusses up to 24m long are being produced and fabricated for the IBC in Dalton, North Yorkshire. Work is also underway on the media transport mall and the foundations of the MPC are due to start this month.

ODA Chief Executive David Higgins said: 'The ‘big build’ is right on track as we make steady progress on the venues and infrastructure needed both for the London 2012 Games and the regeneration of this part of east London."