Fonte Nova, Salvador stadium, to be imploded
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July 29th, 2010
The Government of Bahia announced the date of the implosion of the stadium Fonte Nova, in Salvador: August 29th 2010 (when a movie becomes available, it will be posted at this post).
Updated: August 29th 2010. Below, the implosion of Fonte Nova. Notice that, by design, a part of the stadium (where the radio and TV boxes used to be) was left standing; the reason is that that area was too close to residential areas, and the implosion could be dangerous (it will be demolished mechanically).
The lower ring and part of the higher ring were already demolished mechanically; the implosion will accelerate the removal of the remaining higher ring.
The implosion will be conducted by American company CDI – Controlled Demolition Inc; engineers of the company estimate that the buildings will come down in 17 seconds. All residents living within 250 meters from the stadium will be evacuated.
The old Fonte Nova has been closed since 2007, after the structure collapsed killing eight people.
The new Fonte Nova will have capacity for 50,000 attendants, plus 5,000 VIPs and journalists. There will be also a Museum, a panoramic restaurant, 62 toillets, 46 sanitaries, and a parking space with 2,000 covered slots.
Read more news about the Fonte Nova, the World Cup in Salvador, and check out hotels in Salvador.
For the renovation of Fonte Nova, the Government opened a bidding process won by the Consortium Arena Salvador 2014, formed by giants OAS and Odebrechet (the Consortium was the sole bidder – both OAS and Odebrechet have headquarters in Salvador, and both have strong political connections).
Estimated cost of the renovation of Fonte Nova is R$ 591 million (about US$ 330 million). As usual, BNDES will finance R$ 400 million, and the Consortium will finance the balance. The Consortium will explore the stadium for 35 years, and during the first 15 years, the Government will pay R$ 107 million per year; some Public Prosecutors say that the deal looks too good for the Consortium, and started investigation.