ORN – Pre-designation briefing

Karen AgbabiakaOlympic Route Network Programme Manager

Mike TalbotOlympic Route Network Designation Manager

28th November 2008

Agenda

1. Why an Olympic Route Network?2. Previous Games3. The Designation Process4. ORN Programme 5. Post Designation6. Questions

Why an ORN?

• Transport vital to successful delivery of the Games.

• Host City contract commits us to guaranteeing journey times - to establish an ORN (Olympic Route Network) and PRN (Paralympic Route Network)

• Previous Olympic cities - similar Games Family transport challenges – added massive highways infrastructure - bridges, motorways,roads

• And then they included Olympic lanes

• In London - no significant new highway impacts, instead achieve journey times with a temporary ORN

• Temporary solution minimises the inconvenience to Londoners, more sustainable, continues longer term modal shift to public transport, walk, cycle and water

Why an ORN?Fundamentally the ORN will accommodate:

1. Athletes : to train and compete; every minute counts (including doctors, coaches, trainers)

2. Technical Officials: vital for setting up and running competition (referees, jurors, equipment crews)

3. Media: Live broadcasts and multiple venue reporting, TV feeds (repair and maintenance crews)

4. IOC: World Anti-doping Agency, Court of Arbitration of Sport, Medical Commission,Observers, IOC members (medal ceremonies at multiple venues) and Sport Federations

5. Marketing Partners: Olympic partners (international & national: providers of £1 billon Games funding)

Previous Successful Games Transport

• Dedicated lanes successfully used for previous Olympic Games

• Sydney in 2000, Athens in 2004, Beijing in 2008.

• Games Lanes during the Melbourne, Manchester Commonwealth Games

• Dedicated lanes - signing and lining -similar to bus lanes

• Robust communication strategies - key to ensuring compliance.

• Television, radio, newspapers, internet and leaflets used successfully in Sydney, Athens and Beijing

• Educate the public about road changes effects on journeys times

Timetable – Summer 2012

13 July Olympic Village Opens

27 July Opening

Ceremony

12 August Closing

Ceremony

29 August Paralympic

Opening Ceremony

9 Sept Paralympic

Closing Ceremony

14 Sept Olympic Village Closes

Arrival & Training Games Time Departure, Arrival & Training

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Olympic Route Network

ORN Outside London

• ORN to venues outside London

– Weymouth

– Eton Dorney

– Hadleigh Farm

– Broxbourne

• Mostly Highways Agency roads

• ORN not planned for regional football venues

ORN - Principle of Operation

• The majority of the ORN will be invisible to the public

• The ORN is less than 2% of London roads (180km)

• The PRN is even more compact

• The ORN will be tailored to:

– Days of competition – Time of operation – Proportional solutions

• Olympics Lanes will cover approx. 25 % of the ORN

• Olympic Lanes will only be determined by traffic flow and implemented as and when needed e.g. a.m., p.m., venue specific

• Olympic Lanes will be used by Games Family plus other authorised vehicles e.g. park and ride coaches

Designation of the ORN

• London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act provides for the creation and designation of the Olympic Route Network

• Designation requires Statutory Instrument laid in Parliament

• Designation brings a range of powers for the ODA and Secretary of State to control activities that could disrupt the operation of the ORN

• These powers are temporary and after the Olympics, powers will revert to the present arrangements

Powers Activated by Designation

Three sets of powers triggered by the designation of the ORN:

• Approval powers:

ODA approval required for Local Authorities actions on ORN if they affect Olympic travel. An explicit Olympic related objective added to decision making

• Intervention powers:

Secretary of State intervention if Local Authority does not act effectively to achieve Olympic objectives, including intervening on enforcement of traffic and parking

• Traffic order making powers:

ODA able to make (and if necessary enforce) traffic orders on ORN

Designation Programme

• Department of Transport are leading the designation process

• Consultation on draft Order - Dec 2008: making of the Order - summer 2009

• Designation will allow Olympics to be brought formally into decision making process for managing the network

• It will allow time for preparation of measures, e.g. for statutory processes for traffic orders before trials in 2011

• It will raises awareness of residents, businesses and public, giving time to make arrangements for Games time

ORN Programme

• To meet our Journey time commitments the ODA has identified a number of projects that collectively will aid journey times

• These projects range from physical measures on the highway to the real time control and reliability of the network

Journey times

ORN Programme

TRAFFIC SIGNALS TECHNOLOGY

NETWORK INSTRUMENTATION (including modelling)

Collectively these projects will aid journey times

MANAGE TRAVEL DEMAND, PUBLICITY

& TRAVEL INFORMATION

JUNCTIONS & CARRIAGEWAYS IMPROVEMENTS

(TM Measures)

TRAFFIC COMPLIANCE

MANAGE UTILITIES STREETWORKS

MANAGE 3RD PARTY PROJECT IMPACTS

TRANSPORT COORDINATION

CENTRE

TRAFFIC INTELLIGENCE

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Schemes and Developments

Works and Developments

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Emergency information

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Glossary:

Scheme - Permanent changes to the network, including works of a duration of more than 6 months.

Developments – Sites with approved and pending planning permission with potential impacts on the Olympics.

Works – Any works on the network that last less than 6 months.

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Post Designation

• Develop systems and processes to roll out across the ORN

• ODA Transport and TfL are working out requirements to manage activities using their well establish LondonWorks system.

• The LondonWorks system is used to manage proposed works or schemes on the TLRN and SRN under the Traffic Management Act 2004.

• ODA and its delivery partners will continue working up detailed measures

with local authorities and other stakeholders

• And will engage with residents and businesses – look for local solutions to minimise impacts

The ORN will also deliver a hard and soft legacy prior to the Games

Hard legacy includes:

• Enhanced traffic control systems (SCOOT)• New traffic signals• Transport Co-ordination Centre • New CCTV• Junction upgrades and new infrastructure• Accelerating Utility replacements and upgrades

Soft legacy includes:

• Enhanced partnerships: TfL, Boroughs, Utilities• Modal shift as part of Travel Demand Management

Legacy measures will be continually reviewed and built upon

QUESTIONS?