The Olympic Development Authority is exceeding its targets for making deliveries to the Olympic Park for construction by sustainable means.
The Sustainable development strategy, published in 2007, stated that 50% of materials would be transported by rail or water. New figures show that the ODA is achieving 57% of deliveries by rail alone.
The Olympic Park will also soon be using the waterways to transport construction materials in and out of the site. Dredging of the local waterways is starting within the next month, and after Prescott Lock opens early this summer, 350t barges will have access into this site.
David Higgins, chief executive of the ODA, said: ‘We have set tough targets on sustainability which we are currently exceeding. By switching road deliveries to rail, we have significantly reduced traffic and pollution on the roads around the Olympic Park.’
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