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2012 Transport: Understanding the Challenges

West London Partnership for the 2012 Games

12 April 2011

Peter HewittHead of Games Technical Team

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•London 2012: World’s largest logistical event

•Making transport work during the Games

•Understanding and managing the potential impact on your area and your businesses

An introduction...

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Not just the Games...

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AROUND 100 CONTINUOUS DAYS OF CHALLENGING NORMAL OPERATION

JUN 2012 JUL 2012 AUG 2012 SEP 2012

Planned events including visitor landmarks and events

London working and moving

2-5 JUNDiamond Jubilee

AUGNotting

Hill

28 JULY - 12 AUGOlympic Games

30 AUG - 9 SEP

Paralympic Games

JUNVenues open

Media centre opensSoft opening ofOlympic Village

13 JULOfficial opening of

Olympic Village 14 SEPOlympic

Park closes

JULTorch Relay

LondonAUG

Olympic GamesDepartures

SEPParalympic

GamesDepartures

27 JULOpening

Ceremony

29 AUGParalympic

Opening Ceremony

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Making transport work during the Games

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Tube upgrades...

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Jubilee line

Victoria line

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New lines and stations...

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Stratford Regional Station

Stratford International DLR

• More than 240,000 spectators expected to travel to the Olympic Park each day

Olympic Park gateway stations: • Stratford International • Stratford Regional• West Ham

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Enhanced Games-time transport...

• New Javelin service

• DLR: 50% more capacity

• 65 new London Overground trains

• Train and Underground services to finish around an hour later

• Train frequency optimised to meet day and night-time demand

• Complimentary bus services – day and night

• Park and ride services to venues

• Extra river services

• Walking and cycling – Barclays Cycle Hire out East in time for Games7

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ORN/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– Side road closures to general traffic– Suspension of parking and waiting bays– Suspension of some pedestrian crossings– Temporary Games Lanes

• MYTH: ORN/PRN will be closed to traffic

• TRUTH: The ORN/PRN will be open to traffic.  However, in sections where there are two lanes, one will be reserved for the Games Family only.

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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 – Games lanes

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ORN – Alternate

ORN – Venue-specific route

ORN – Core route

ORN – Games lanes

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Wembley - Transport and Activities

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• Wembley Arena is located here

• Around 6,000 people are expected atthe arena from 8am - 11pm between 28 July - 5 August

• Wembley Stadium is also located in this area

• About 90,000 people are expected at this venue from 2pm - 11pm, 29 July - 11 August, with associated local disruption

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ORN in West London - Wembley

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A40 and A406:

ORN needed on A40 and A406 to provide a link to Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena (mid July - mid August 2012). Measures on this section include:

• A40 - Offside Games Lanes (6am - 11pm) in both directions, starting east of Hanger Lane Gyratory, running almost continuously in to Central London

• A40 - No right turn (except buses) into Old Oak Road from A40

• A406 - Nearside bus and Games Lane (7am – 11pm) on southbound approach to Hanger Lane Gyratory. Northbound : offside Games and bus lane (7am – 11pm) from Hanger Lane to Wembley.

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ORN in West London – Earls Court

A4 ORN on A4 will provide a link to Earls Court, Heathrow and the outer London accommodation and venues between July to mid September. Measures on this section include:

• A4 - Games Lanes on parts (proposed from 6am - 7pm west of Earls Court, 6am - midnight east of Earls Court)

• A4 – No right turn into Sutton Court Road from A4 where general traffic will be required to use alternative routes

• A4 – No right turn into Netheravon Road from A4 where general traffic will be required to use alternative routes.

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ORN in West London - Heathrow

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A4, M4, A30 and A312

ORN here will provide vital link between Heathrow and Central London. Measures in place July – mid August 2012, although majority of usage will be two weeks before start of Games. Measures on this section include:

M4 – Games Lane (6am – 7pm) from J3 to J2 (re-commissioning of discontinued M4 bus lane)

• A30 and A312 – Alternative ORN Traffic Signal Timing measures and short Games Lane section on A312 Northbound J3 approach.

Olympic Family leave Heathrow from two locations:

• Central Terminal Area – via M4 Spur and M4

• Terminal 4 – via A30 and A312 to access M4

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Links

Olympic and Paralympic Route Networks microsite:

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/18196.aspx

Engagement Drawings:

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/18367.aspx

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Understanding and managing the potential impact on your business

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Travel Demand Management

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

• 23 million trips on average day during the Games

• Busiest day: up to 3 million extra trips – concentrated in central and east London

• TDM vital to ensure Games Family, spectators and workforce arrive at events in good time, and that London/UK continues to function

• Three areas of focus:

–Travel Advice to Business

–Traveller information services (including a Games-time Journey Planner)

–Marketing and communications programme

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Information is available to help you prepare

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Camden/City Area

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Wembley Hotspots in more detail

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Helping your staff

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Managing annual leaveAlter working hours

Working from home

Cycling or walking to work

Temporary relocation of staffRe-planning travel

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Visit: London2012.com/traveladviceforbusiness

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Modifying business activity

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Staff business travel and visitors to your workplaces

Deliveries and collections

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Road Freight Management

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Freight during the Games

Freight makes up 17% of London’s traffic, rising to 25% in Central London.

Changes required.

• Reduction in freight activity around venues and along ORN

• Reduction in freight activity around live sites and Movement Management Areas

• Reduction in background demand across London

• Amendments / dispensation to existing control measures, communication of this and local exceptions (Emergency repairs / medical supplies)

Summary

• If no change, impacts and costs to businesses, residents and operators

• Short term behaviour change needed as vital part of Olympics and Paralympics

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Road Freight Management Interventions

Solutions:

• Reduce activity:

• Order early & stockpile goods– Preventative maintenance & servicing of property & equipment– Relocate delivery to non-affected space/road– Delay delivery until after Games?

• Re-time activity:– Different day or time? – Overnight or out-of-hours deliveries?

• Re-route delivery:– Reschedule delivery round to avoid Games areas

• Revise delivery mode:– Goods collected on foot from a nearby location instead of van

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Things to consider...

We’re doing our bit to get transport ready for 2012. You can do your part...

• Employees and Freight / Deliveries – can you:–Re-route?–Reduce?–Re-time?–Revise?

ORN/PRN – have you started thinking about impacts on your deliveries, suppliers and journey times?

Visit: www.london2012.com/traveladviceforbusiness

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