Two big updates on summer overhaul at West Ham’s London Stadium emerge after meeting

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The timescale for overhauling the seating configuration at West Ham United’s London Stadium has been revealed.

And a new report claims anti-terror barriers could also be installed outside West Ham’s ground.

Minutes of the latest London Stadium Safety Advisory Group meeting held in December have been released on Newham Council’s website.

Two big updates on London Stadium plans

And eagle-eyed West Ham fans would have spotted new details about the proposed North and South seating re-design at the London Stadium.

Earlier this month West Ham announced plans to push ahead with the restructure after Arena Events Group were appointed to oversee it (whufc.com).

“Arena will deliver two new lower tier stands bringing fans closer to the pitch, many by more than four metres, with the stand being squared-off in line with a more traditional football stadium configuration behind the goals.”

Minutes from the LS SAG meeting revealed the timescale of the stadium seating overhaul.

The plan is that the squared off stands will be installed after the athletics in July.

The Muller Anniversary Games will take place over the weekend of July 4 and 5.

AEG have a month to complete seating transformation

Arena Events Group will therefore have around a month to get the seating reconfigured in time for the 2020/21 season which begins on August 9th for the Premier League and likely a week earlier on August 2nd for the Championship.

The new seating will have no impact on the total 60,000 capacity in the stadium.

But around 300 people in each stand will be outside the roof line in what the minutes describe as ‘wet seats’.

Anti-terror measures mooted

In other London Stadium news there are also plans afoot to consider the possibility of installing anti-terrorism barriers around the ground.

A Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM) system around the London Stadium is currently pending financial approval by the Mayor of London according to minutes from the LS SAG meeting.

HVM systems are usually installed around buildings or publicly accessible venues of particular significance.