St. Petersburg Launches Tender For Completion Of Zenit Arena For 2018 World Cup

St. Petersburg city officials have "launched a tender for the completion of the Zenit Arena, which is currently being built on Krestovskiy island for the 2018 World Cup," according to INSIDE WORLD FOOTBALL. The 61,251-capacity stadium will cost about €934M ($1.2B). The total value of the contracts "that will complete the project" is €190M ($246M). St. Petersburg Vice-Governor Marat Oganesyan "revealed the budget has been proved by the central government planning department." The stadium is now scheduled for delivery in August '16. The works still to be contracted "include a moveable pitch, retractable roof and communications infrastructure." St. Petersburg is issuing contracts for tender for a further €60M ($77.6M) to "refurbish areas around the Kirov Stadium" -- demolished in '06 to be replaced by the new Zenit Arena -- to "create new parking and landscaping of the area" (INSIDE WORLD FOOTBALL, 9/11).