Everton have revealed that the first full-span roof truss has been completed at the club’s new Bramley-Moore Dock stadium.
In what is being described as another 'milestone moment' in the development by the club, the third 100-tonne connecting piece was lifted into position in the north stand on Tuesday morning.
The lift came just 35 days after the first roof installation took place, and just six months after the first steel super-column was bolted into the north stand foundations. Each truss, which initially rest on temporary support trestles built into the stand, consists of three sections assembled at ground level and are lifted into place individually.
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The club have also revealed that each completed roof truss will have clear spans of between 150 and 175 metres, with the depth of the trusses varying between four metres deep at the supports, to around 11.5m at mid-span. Temporary steel bracing is helping to secure the trusses, until the whole truss assembly and roof barrel are complete and able to support their own weight.
In total, Everton’s new stadium will have five roof trusses installed; two in the smaller north stand and three atop the one-tier south stand that will eventually house 13,000 Evertonians.
Laing O’Rourke, the club’s construction partner in the project, have been planning the roofing operation for two years and hope to have all five of the full-span roof trusses installed by Easter 2023.
Speaking earlier this month, Richard Kenyon, Everton’s Chief Commercial Communications Officer, said that the move to Bramley-Moore Dock from Goodison Park was a 'game-changer' for the club.
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