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ATA › Gallery › Construction › Thirteen › 31st August 2009
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 A new banner advertising the new ride has appeared at the construction site.
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 Another look at the new banner.
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 Lots of groundwork is under way, trenches are being dug and holes for footers are being created.
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 A large and deep hole has appeared in the middle of the old corkscrew site.
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 The large hole appears to be located where the station building is to be built.
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 An overview of the construction zone. What can't be seen is a long and fairly deep curved trench being dug at the back of the site.
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 The trench following the path of the ride from the station to the lift hill.
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 Some of the concrete footers for the lift hill have been poured.
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 Looking at the site from Rita's station platform.
     
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