Everton break ground on new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock

Everton have held a ceremony at Bramley-Moore Dock to mark the breaking of ground in the construction of its new home.

The £500 million, 52,888-capacity stadium is expected to provide a £1.3 billion boost to the local economy and create more than 15,000 jobs for local people. Something that’s been a long time coming for some fans and stakeholders.

The club took possession of the site, which forms part of Peel Ports Liverpool Waters scheme in the city’s Northern Docks, on Monday 26 July with construction partners Laing O’Rourke immediately working on putting in place welfare facilities for the near 12,000 construction staff that will be required during the estimated three-year build.

​​A ceremony to mark the first breaking of ground is traditional in development and forms part of the required enabling works to the eastern quayside, which will eventually become home to the Fan Plaza – an area that could welcome more than 9,000 fans on matchdays. Pipework is also being laid ahead of the infilling of the dock in the autumn.

Work is currently continuing to repair and preserve the Grade II listed dock wall, to stabilise the listed hydraulic tower, the raking of the dock floor and preparation for the demolition of existing non-listed structures.

Everton’s new stadium project is recognised as the largest single-site private sector development in the country contributing an estimated £1.3 billion to the UK economy, attracting 1.4 million visitors to the city of Liverpool.

To bring fans closer to the stadium development as construction gets underway the club will be launching a new website in the coming weeks. The platform will offer news and information about progress on the Bramley-Moore Dock site as well as give supporters and stakeholders the chance to view activity on-site through a webcam.