Stadium 路 South Africa
How much did Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium cost to build?
The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha), South Africa, is the five-tier, petal-roofed stadium built for the 2010 FIFA World Cup by the Grinaker-LTA, Interbeton and Ibhayi joint venture, built from 2007 and opened in June 2009, now home to Chippa United. Wikipedia reports that its cost spiralled from an estimated R711 million in June 2006 to R1.5 billion in May 2008 and a completed cost of R2.065 billion, while StadiumDB gives about R2 billion and the Wikipedia infobox R2.05 billion.
Final project cost
ZAR 2.065 billion
Approximately $243.7 million
Cost basis: 2009
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Basis of the published figure
Final project cost2009
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Key dimensions
- Capacitystadiumdb.com
- 42,486 seats
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