The roads that will form the Olympic route network (ORN) have been designated by the Department for Transport, following a public consultation.
The ORN measures will include permanent improvements which will help reduce congestion, such as upgraded traffic signals, the creation of a new traffic control centre for London, and new CCTV and junction upgrades.
Temporary, dedicated Olympic lanes, which are expected to affect less than 0.5% of London’s roads, will only be used on the busiest sections of the ORN within London.
In addition, the lanes will just operate where and when there is a clear need for them, and only if there is sufficient road space to accommodate them. The DfT consultation resulted in the removal of 17 roads and the addition of 15.
Thirty-six suggestions for removal or addition of roads remain under review by the Olympic Development Authority. A spokesman for London Councils said it would now assess the impact of the ONR on the capital’s roads.
Transport minister, Sadiq Khan, said: The ORN is something that every host city needs to ensure that athletes get from A to B as safely and efficiently as possible.’
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