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2012 Olympic Route Network

Debbie Ashford, 25 October 2011

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Context: London 2012• Olympic Games is the world’s biggest logistical event• 203 countries – 17,800 athletes and team officials• 5,000 Olympic Family officials• 22,000 media• 7.7 million tickets sold

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• Paralympic Games is the world’s second biggest logistical event • 170 countries – 4,000 athletes and team officials• 1,000 Paralympic Family officials• 4,000 media• 1.4 million tickets sold

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JUNE 2012 JULY 2012 AUGUST 2012 SEPTEMBER 2012

28 JULY - 12 AUGOlympic Games

2/3 JUNEJubilee

15 JULYOfficial Opening of

Olympic Village

27 JULYOpening Ceremony

13 AUGOlympic Games

Departures

9th - 12th SEPTParalympic

GamesDepartures

14th SEPTOlympic Park

closes30 AUG - 9 SEPTParalympic Games

29 AUGParalympic

Opening Ceremony

21 -26 JULYTorch Relay

LondonAUG

Notting Hill

25th JUNEMedia Centre opens

Road Network Preparation ORN ramp up ORN Inter Games

Arrivals/Departs Paralympics Removal of Games Lanes and closures

15/7 22/7 13/8 29/8 9/9 14/9

Timeline

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A Host City Commitment

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• A temporary route between competition venues and accommodation

• For athletes and others that make the Games happen

• Olympic Route Network (ORN) is c.1% of London’s roads

• c.1/3 of the ORN make up the Games Lanes

• Operate a couple of days before the Olympics

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Road impacts• Bloomsbury Media Hub

• Olympic Route Network and Paralympic Route NetworkTransportation for athletes, officials, media and others working at Games in LOCOG procured vehicles. Across London. Formal phase of consultation mid November

• Central London ZoneIncreased walking routes introduced to ensure safety of1000s of extra visitors, requiring extra traffic restrictions Around Hyde Park, Green Park and St James Park.

• Road Events eg Cycle Road Race or MarathonsOn 7 of 16 Olympic Games and 2 of 9 Paralympic Games days, all but one on weekends, will displace ORN traffic on to an alternative route

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ORN and PRN

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ORN – Alternate

ORN – Venue-specific route

ORN – Core route

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ORN and PRN• Allow LOCOG Games Family (athletes/officials) to travel swiftly

between accommodation and venues

• Proportionate measures to improve general traffic flow

• Potential traffic management measures to ensure reliable traffic flow:– Changes to traffic signal timings– Restricted turns– Suspension of parking and waiting bays, pedestrian crossings– Temporary Games Lanes

• MYTH: ORN/PRN will be closed to traffic• TRUTH: The ORN/PRN will be open to traffic.  In some two lane

sections, one will be reserved for the Games Family only. • Different conditions on different days

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ORN and PRN – Games lanes

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Wembley ArenaWembley Stadium

ORN – Alternate

ORN – Venue-specific route

ORN – Core route

ORN – Games lanes

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Alternative Olympic Route Network

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ORNORN will operate along Euston Road (to the west of station) and south from Upper Woburn Place towards Holborn

Route is a key link for Media Transport Hub, to and from the Wembley venues and south to central London venues and accommodation. In use for the Olympic Games (27 July to 12 August) and a few days either side to accommodate the arrival and departure of Games participants.

Games Lanes on the outside lane on Euston Road in both directions and south towards Holborn and Kingsway, from 6am to midnight or 24 hour. General traffic will need to use other lanes which could lead to queuing and delays.

Road Event Alternative ORNEuston Road towards the city will be used as part of the Olympic Route Network. Measures will be much less than ORN or PRN

Central London ORN/PRN Detail

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Olympic and Paralympic Route Networks

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2012 Transport: Understanding the Challenges

Holborn CSZ Forum Olympic Freight Management 26/10/11David Silvey

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Deliveries and servicing during the Games

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Changes to the road network at Games time

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ORN and PRN

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ORN – Alternate

ORN – Venue-specific route

ORN – Core route

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Other impacts on the road network

• Olympic and Paralympic Torch relay

• Central London Zone

• Live Sites

• Local Area Traffic Management and Parking Plans

• National Houses

• Road Events

• Test Events

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Road events

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Olympic Road Events

Road Cycling Wednesday – Saturday 5 – 8 September 2012

Marathon (Men & Women) Sunday 9 September 2012

Paralympic Road Events

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Some cultural event numbers…..

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Deliveries into secure areas

Some areas will need to be secure during Games time

• Venues run by LOCOG

• Secure areas will include some hotels

• Seperate security regime for Westfield Stratford

http://newlogistics.ups.co.uk

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Enabling solutions

Current freight movements are regulated by:

Traffic Commissioners / VOSA (Operator License regime)

Planning Conditions

Noise Abatement controls/Local Environmental Health

Kerbside TROs

We will work with the appropriate authorities in order to help you Reduce, retime, re-route and revise mode

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The 4 R's

• Reduce• Re-time• Re-route• Revise Mode

– Same message to businesses and freight

Remember – one size doesn’t fit all!

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Reduce

• Right first time• Pre-order & pre-deliver• Postpone non-essential deliveries• Stockpile• Preventative maintenance in advance• Temporary stockrooms• Resource sharing• Consolidation

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Although it needs to be borne in mind that there is likely to be an increased demand for some products…… which may make it hard to ‘reduce’

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Re-route

• Alternate routes– Avoid congestion hotspots– Avoids traffic management restriction

• Increased journey times– Congestion– Restrictions

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Re-time

• Change the Delivery / Collection Point:– E.g. Back door instead of front– Side street or staff car park

• Change the Delivery / Collection Time:– 06:00-00:00 loading restrictions

• Change the Delivery / Collection Day:– Venue specific stretches of the ORN /

PRN– Days/times of least congestion

• Security delays

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Linking it all up

• Despite best efforts, unconstrained demand will exceed capacity in some areas

• Planning ahead will be vital to ensure the Games Family, spectators and workforce arrive at events in good time, and that London and the UK continues to function

•ORN: • www.tfl.gov.uk/orn

• TfL: • www.tfl.gov.uk/2012

• Postcodes intersected by the ORN, road events and Central London Zone :– www.tfl.gov.uk/developers

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