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Project Odyssey Construction

 

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November 2000

December 2000

1st

4th

John Wardley's RCT creation of Colossus

A look through the construction wall

Construction

Work on the cobra roll trench

The first stages of construction. Huge metal piles are being driven in to the ground for the cobra roll trench.

 

January 2001

7th

26th

The whole construction area

A closer view

A closer view

Intensive ground work is under way, you can see where they have made a strong retaining wall between the construction area and X:\ No Way Out.

 

February 2001

6th

The whole construction area

A closer view

Looking towards the queue line tunnel

Now visible are concrete structures on the left of the site. The queue line will pass through the dark blue tunnel.

 

22nd

The whole construction area

Looking towards the cobra roll trench

The bolttom of the construction site

Footers for the final turn

A closer view of a footer

The majority of the footers are complete, and work is continuing on the trench for the cobra roll.

 

March 2001

April 2001

15th

6th - Opening day

The whole construction area

A closer view

Lift hill footers - notice they get wider

The raised walk way structure

A wider view

Continuing groundwork. The bases for the footers on the bridge have been poured.

The first photo clearly shows the lift hill footers, with the raised walk way bridge coming together too.

 

May 2001

16th

Wire cages filled with red stone make up the pathway

A wider view

The second corkscrew will loop over this pathway

A view from the other end of the site

The concrete bridge now has pathways leading up to it.

 

June 2001

17th

A mostly complete walkway

The queue line will pass through here towards the lake

A view from the other end of the site

Despite being on the site, the fountain was never used

The huge walkway is almost complete, will provide some great views of the ride. New peep holes have been made in the construction fence which give better views of construction.

 

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