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Liverpool have revealed that there will be a phased opening of the new Anfield Road upper tier after a security certificate is granted as construction continues.
On Friday, the club released pictures of the latest landmark in the full installation of the seats in the stand
It has been revealed that there will be a phased opening of the new tier when the safety certificate has been granted
Rayner Rowen Construction took control of the work to finish the construction with the initial postponement keeping the new upper tier closed until the new year
Work will continue at Anfield with a number of requirements to be met, including the health and safety regulations required by the Liverpool City Council, including test events.
Following the news last month that the opening of the Anfield development had been further delayed, Liverpool FC chief executive officer Billy Hogan said:
"Over the course of the last few days it has become clear that in order to complete a thorough assessment of that project completion timeline, it’s going to take longer than really we first thought.
"Ultimately, what that means for supporters is that until we have visibility of all the information needed, we’re going to have to maintain the status quo for the remainder of the calendar year, essentially meaning capacity at Anfield will remain the same as for the previous home games that we’ve seen this season.
"This is a decision that was made in order for us to give time for ourselves, for external consultants as well as for Rayner Rowen to continue with the assessment of the project and ultimately to finalise the project timeline.
Hogan added:
“Once Buckingham did enter administration we quickly moved to appoint Rayner Rowen Construction as the new contractor, as well as a number of other sub-contractors, to resume the works as quickly as possible. We actually started work and were able to get back on the site on September 5
"Essentially what that process has involved over the course of what’s now been about five weeks has been to fully assess where the construction programme was at the time, and then also allow Rayner Rowen to work with our internal teams and gather all of the relevant necessary information to make an informed decision around what would be a revised project completion programme.
"Working closely with Rayner Rowen we’ve been able to place orders from over 80% of the remaining work needed to complete the stand with those sub-contractors who had previously worked under the Buckingham Group.
"The reality is, we’re just really now beginning to get a clear understanding of what the reality of the delays are."
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