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B of the Bang reaches out of court settlement

Date uploaded: January 6, 2009

Manchester City Council has reached a £1.7M out of court settlement with the designers and contractors involved in the design and build of the 'B of the Bang' sculpture in east Manchester.

Named after a quote by sprinter Linford Christie, who said he left his starting blocks at the start of a race "On the 'b' of the bang," Since it was unveiled in January 2005, the structure has been plagued by problems.

Follow this link to read the full article published in New Civil Engineer

'B of the Bang', east Manchester.

'B of the Bang', east Manchester.