'Like a massive jigsaw' - Stunning entrance to new Everton Stadium coming together

Evertonians’ entrance to the club’s future home is taking shape with precision craftsmanship paving the way for the two halves of the expansive Fan Plaza at the new stadium to come together.

So far, work on the 30,000 square-metre plaza at Everton Stadium has been undertaken in two sections, with the busy vehicle access road slicing through the middle. Now, though, following the relocation of all deliveries to the north end of the stadium, the specialist Laing O’Rourke stone contactors are fully focused on combining the two paved sections to inch-perfect precision.

Dave Ruddy, project manager for Laing O’Rourke, explained: “A lot of work is going into closing up the two halves of the eastern fan plaza. We just recently shut down the main vehicle entrance to allow them to enter via the northern turrets, which enables us to close up the two halves.

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“The logistics of the overall scheme are quite difficult. There is a lot of activity on site at the moment and around 1,200 workers on site, along with multiple vehicle deliveries coming onto site every day, so it’s all about trying to maintain that equilibrium between keeping the job fed and keeping everyone safe.”

A further level of complication sees the heritage assets being reinstalled as the plaza grows. That means many more of the historic railway lines, dating back to the dock’s heyday as a distribution point for goods heading into and out of Liverpool, being integrated into the final design.

Ruddy added: “Firstly, we’re installing the reclaimed railway tracks, which is an important part of the