The stadium is being built on land reclaimed from an infilled dock
Laing O’Rourke has resumed work on the new £555m Everton stadium, nine days after the death of a construction worker on the Merseyside site.
The contractor said it would be restarting operations in an “appropriate and respectful way” following the tragedy.
Counsellors will be on hand for staff affected by the incident, which saw the huge project put on hold for more than a week.
Both Everton Football Club manager Sean Dyche and city rivals Liverpool FC’s boss, Jurgen Klopp, have paid tribute to Michael Jones, who died in hospital on 14 August after incurring a serious injury on the Bramley Moore Dock site.
A spokesperson for Laing O’Rourke said last night: “Following discussions with the Health and Safety Executive, Everton and the family of Michael Jones, this morning we informed our project team that we will resume construction operations at Bramley-Moore Dock on Wednesday 23 August.
“We have put in place additional support for everyone, including access to trained counsellors, and are focused on returning to work in an appropriate and respectful way following last week’s tragic incident.”
Laing O’Rourke took possession of the stadium site – then a 15-metre-deep dock – in July 2021 and is contracted to complete the project in December 2024. The 52,888-capacity arena will replace Goodison Park as the home of Everton FC soon after.
Construction News visited the site recently to learn more about the project.
Official data this summer revealed that there were more than twice as many work-related deaths in construction than any other industry in the latest financial year.
