Sir John Armitt: We've made a magical place in London for the next 100 years

Evening Standard

London is counting down the days until the opening ceremony - 171 to be precise - but the man charged with delivering the Olympic stadia and infrastructure is more concerned with the distant future.

The buildings are in place - albeit at a cost of more than three times the original £2.37billion budget - and although battles remain over the future of the athletics stadium, the chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority is thrilled by the transformation of Stratford.