Vehicles have been removed from Everton’s future pitch as work continues to build up the playing surface layers.
The complex process of building the pitch for the new Waterfront Stadium began in April when contractors arrived at Bramley Moor to begin underground works.
Now, surrounded by a state-of-the-art stadium with over 50,000 seats, the people working on the pitch are operating at full capacity.
Read more: Everton transfer target jets off to Turkey amid bidding war for him
Leon Osman: I’ll miss everything about Goodison Park but the new Everton stadium is just amazing
The complex work of creating the pitch where memories will soon be made and Blues heroes crowned began in the spring with the digging of the pile mat, a layer of recycled stone laid over compacted sand to allow vehicles to work on the playing field.
Completion of the pile driving mat installation has allowed prep work to commence on the essential utilities of broadcast cabling, irrigation, underground heating and drainage, and also enabled SEL Environmental, the company overseeing the pitch works, to begin installing the root layer ahead of the sowing of the first lawn seed, which can commence next month.
The work is expected to take several weeks, after which specialised machinery will be used to stitch synthetic fibre into the roots of the grass to strengthen it, creating what the club believes will be a “world class” playing surface.
Other progress at the complex means the pitch is one of the few recognisable areas yet to take shape. Most of the blue seating has been installed, including the rail seating, including the dugout seats. Other ground-breaking developments already completed this summer include the completion of the barrel roof cladding which gives the stadium a futuristic sheen and the installation of the iconic club crest on the ceiling of the home changing rooms.