Bus service alterations during the 2012 Games

Bus service alterations during the 2012 Games

Games Local Engagement Team

11th Floor - Green Zone Palestra 197 Blackfriars Road London

SE1 8NJ

I am writing to provide details of proposed bus service changes relating to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Transport will be integral to the success of the 2012 Games. As well as ensuring athletes, key officials and thousands of spectators get to their events on time, we also need to keep London moving.

The comprehensive London Bus network will be maintained and enhanced next summer to cater for the anticipated demand. There will also be some diversions and bus stop changes, in response to temporary road changes that are needed to help make the Games a success.

These traffic management changes, including those on the Olympic Route Network/Paralympic Route Network (ORN/PRN), will involve some side road closures and turning restrictions. The changes will be in place for the minimum time possible but, where diversions are needed as a result, we have worked hard to minimise disruption to passengers and local communities. Nevertheless, there will be changes for passengers and some stops that are not able to be served.

Full details of planned changes across London are available from tfl.gov.uk/gamestravel. Background information is also included. Please note that these are subject to change as Games delivery partners finalise operational plans, such as local traffic management plans around venues.

A number of events, such as the marathons and cycle road races, take place on London's roads themselves. On these occasions, further temporary bus diversions will be needed. These are still being developed and we anticipate being able to provide you with details in the new year, with all changes confirmed by April 2012.

Commenting on the plansWe have already received comments on the plans from London borough officers, the Metropolitan Police and London TravelWatch, and are now engaging with political representatives and local stakeholder groups across the Capital.

If you have any comments on the plans, please write to the above address or email

ORNandPRNengagement@tfl.gov.uk by 27 January 2012. You can find out more about transport plans for the 2012 Games from tfl.gov.uk/2012. Yours sincerely

Leon Daniels Managing Director – Surface Transport