Hibernian announced that work will begin today on the new East Stand at Easter Road, meaning Saturday’s match against St Johnstone will be the last for the old enclosure.
The new East Stand will hold 6,400 fans, increasing the capacity of Easter Road to 20,250 seats. The stand will be completed after the start of next season, with the contractor aiming to make part of the seating deck available for matches before the beginning of 2010/11 on August 14.
Hibernian Chairman Rod Petrie said: "Today marks an exciting milestone in the Club’s history – the start of construction of a new East Stand and the completion of Easter Road Stadium.
"Once the new stand is finished, Hibernian will have one of the finest football stadiums in Scotland and the largest, fully covered UEFA compliant football stadium outside Glasgow."
Manager John Hughes said: "I’m excited about the team playing in what will be a real fortress. Although, like many others who grew up with the ‘old’ East Stand, I am sorry in a way to see it go, the new stand looks brilliant and will provide supporters with a massively improved experience. Easter Road will only get louder with the new stand and we can’t wait for it to be completed.”
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