- Chelsea have unveiled model of new 60,000-capacity ground
- The stadium is due to be completed by 2020 at a cost of £500m
- Chelsea would have to move out of the stadium for three years during work
Here’s
some encouragement for Chelsea fans reeling from their side’s dismal
start to the season — a first glimpse of their proposed new stadium.
This model of the planned 60,000-capacity ground is on display at Stamford Bridge from today.
It
is the dramatic centrepiece of a second consultation with local
residents and fans, as owner Roman Abramovich pushes ahead with his
ambitious vision for a £500million stadium financed by him as a separate
entity away from Chelsea FC business.
Chelsea have unveiled a scale model of the new Stamford Bridge, which they hope to be completed by 2020
The new ground, which will cost £500m to complete, would be paid for by owner Roman Abramovich
Chelsea would need to move to a temporary home — most likely Wembley — for three seasons while Stamford Bridge is rebuilt.
The
Barclays Premier League champions hope to start work towards a
60,000-seat Stamford Bridge within nine months and submitted details to
the local council earlier this month.
Strategic
planners AECOM say they hope work would begin on the project from May
2016 before leaving Stamford Bridge for the final three years of the
overhaul.
Chelsea will have to move out of Stamford Bridge for three years while work is undertaken on their ground
The model, which is a 200th of the real size of the ground, can be viewed by fans inside Stamford Bridge
From
May 2016, Chelsea would begin work on the slats that will give direct
access to Fulham Broadway station across the neighbouring railway
lines.
Twelve months on, the team would move out and the main period of demolition and subsequent construction would begin.
That
stage could take as long as a year alone, with around 100 heavy goods
vehicles coming in and out of the site each day. Both hotels attached to
the stadium will be demolished along with the Chelsea Village flats
which will be relocated elsewhere.
The
club would be expected to return home after three years away,
potentially kicking off the 2020/21 season in the ground that they
originally moved into 115 years before that date.
Chelsea hope to begin work on the stadium at the end of the current Premier League season, in May 2016
From May 2016, Chelsea would begin work on the slats that will give direct access to Fulham Broadway station
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