Concerns have been raised over the impact the 2012 Olympics in London could have on the ability of transport firms to carry out their work. Gordon Telling, FTA London policy manager, claims the additional traffic in the capital over the three weeks the games take place, including the creation of an Olympic Route Network (ORN), Everyone needs to be able to get to the events on time, but most of all the people who are taking part or those who will help make the London 2012 Games happen. Athletes and officials will travel on a dedicated Olympic Route Network (ORN). The ORN will comprise a network on existing roads around London and the UK that link all competition and key non-competition venues, such as accommodation. The ORN will enable athletes, team officials, media, technical officials and other members of the Games Family to move between these venues quickly and reliably. Venue-specific routes will branch off from the core ORN to create links to each of the other competition and accommodation venues, and key international arrival points has the potential of seriously disrupt access to shops for delivery drivers, as well as affect other services such as street cleaning and refuse collection.
Stage 1: Identification and consultation on the roads to be included in the ORN, and their formal designation of the ORN by the Secretary of State.
This consultation period started on 11 December 2008 and will run until 19 March 2009. Find out how you can respond to this consultation by visiting the ‘Consultations’ section on the Department for Transport website
Stage 2: Engagement on and implementation of traffic management measures on the ORN.
Once the roads have been formally designated by the Secretary of State for Transport, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) can begin to develop the measures needed to manage traffic on the roads during the Games. The ODA, working closely with the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralymic Games (LOCOG), Transport for London (TfL) and other delivery partners, will design and plan the traffic management measures which might be required during the Games, such as changing some of the traffic light phasing at particular junctions. The ODA and its partners will engage and consult closely with local residents, businesses and road users to ensure that the measures deliver the best solution possible for the Games, the local area, and the road network as a whole. Once the ORN is formally designated by the Secretary of State, the ODA will begin a detailed engagement with those who might be affected by any Traffic Regulation Orders on the ORN. This consultation period has not started yet, but details of the consultations will be published on this website.
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