In summer 2012, the world will come to London for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The Olympic Route Network and Paralympic Route Network will help ensure that thousands of the world’s greatest athletes can get around London – between their accommodation, training and competition venues – with the minimum of stress so they can perform at their best. In London during the Olympic games 2012 it will be fair to say that it will be ‘business as usual’ for the Distribution and Logistics industry and the vast majority of roads will remain open to everyday traffic but, with some temporary restrictions, it will be a little harder to get around certain areas of the city, so please check before you route your vehicle into London during this period.
UK Haulier will keep you up-to-date with the latest Olympics 2012 news; from route networks and temporary road changes to risk reviews and advice on how to best negotiate the games.
Maps of the ORN and PRN on this website reflect the routes formally designated by the Secretary of State for Transport in summer 2009 and amended by the ODA in July 2011.
Most of the Olympic Route Network (ORN) and Paralympic Route Network (PRN) are in London, where the majority of the sporting venues are located. However, they also extend to other venues around the UK, such as Weymouth and Portland, which is hosting the Sailing events.
The roads on the ORN and PRN are divided into the following categories:
– Core: routes between accommodation, the Olympic Park and other main venues that will be heavily used by the Games Family. These roads are entirely within London.
– Venue-specific: routes linking other competition venues, accommodation locations and international arrival points. Many of these routes will only operate when the venues are in use.
– Training venues: routes linking the preferred training venues to the rest of the ORN and PRN. These need to be free from obstruction before and during the Games to allow athletes to travel between their training venues and events.
– Alternative: routes used in the event that a core or venue-specific route is not usable for any reason.
This map gives an overview of the ORN as of July 2011. The route extends continuously to venues outside of London, shown as inset maps. Separate maps show the routes between London and Weymouth and Portland and the route between London and Hadleigh Farm.
This map gives an overview of the PRN. The route extends continuously to venues outside of London, shown as inset maps.
Keeping checking UK Haulier for more information.
It's a 108 mile route and apparently the bike riders and Black cab drivers are up in arms over the route because it will disrupt roads further. I can understand there will be lots of diversions and additional traffic so I'm sure the roads are going to be temporarily more difficult to traverse