Construction work has started on the new National Indoor Sports Arena (NISA) and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome venues in Glasgow, which will be used to stage events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Located on a 10.5-hectare (25.9-acre) site to the east of Glasgow, the new venues are being delivered by Hertfordshire-based construction firm Sir Robert McAlpine and will provide the main sports facility for the 2014 Games. The NISA, which will host badminton events during the Games, will feature seating for 5,000 spectators, a 200m athletics track with hydraulic bends and field event facilities and three sports halls to be used as warm-up spaces and as training and events spaces in their own right.

Facilities at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome will include a permanent seating capacity of 2,000 and standing capacity of 500 - increased to 4,000 for track cycling events during the Games, a Ralph Schuermann-designed 250m cycling track and a roller sport park within the main track. Elite athlete facilities, comprising a conditioning suite, physiotherapy areas, medical rooms and seminar spaces will also form part of the development, along with a new headquarters for sportscotland and the Culture and Sport Glasgow sports development team.

Archie Graham, Glasgow City Council's executive member for the Commonwealth Games, said: "The arena and velodrome will be seen around the world when the badminton and indoor cycling events of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games are held here. "There will be many other top-class sporting events held at the venue, with fantastic facilities for users to improve their health and fitness, and this will undoubtedly be a fantastic asset to Glasgow and Scotland."

Scottish minister for sport, Shona Robison, added: "World class sporting facilities such as these will not only help to deliver a successful games in 2014 but provide opportunities for others to progress in sport for years to come." Construction work is scheduled to be completed by early 2012. The Velodrome track is set to be installed in spring 2012.