| London Olympic transport plans announced |
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| Wednesday, 24 October 2007 | |
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The London Olympics 2012 Transport Plan has been published by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA). At the heart of the plan is the goal of encouraging 100% of spectators to travel to the Games by public transport, walking and cycling. This will be achieved through enhancing and upgrading transport links in and around the Olympic Park and key 2012 venues to offer spectators world-class transport links to events. The publication of the plan follows a year of significant progress on upgrading and enhancing these transport links and the ODA today published the 'On Track' document, outlining 15 significant achievements, works in progress and future plans being delivered across the transport industry to keep London 2012 on track to transform transport links across the Lower Lea Valley. The document outlines the new trains, rail lines, and platforms, enhanced stations, river works, and new walking and cycling routes that have already been delivered or are well underway to serve London in Games time and legacy. Olympic Delivery Authority chief executive David Higgins said: "We want London 2012 to be the Public Transport Games. This is not about banning people from using their cars but about making public transport, walking and cycling the most attractive option for spectators travelling to the Games. "We are already well underway in achieving this by transforming transport links to the Olympic Park and venues around London – work to treble capacity at Stratford Regional Station is underway; the tunnels needed to extend the Docklands Light Railway have broken through; the first new trains to be used on the Javelin shuttle service in 2012 have arrived in the UK and the high speed rail link they will travel on, HS1, is ready." The document outlines 15 significant achievements, works in progress and future plans being delivered across the transport industry that will support London 2012: 'New Arrivals'
* The tunnels to extend the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) network under the River Thames to Woolwich Arsenal have broken through; 'On Track for Delivery'
* Work has started on the £104m scheme to treble capacity at Stratford Regional Station; 'The Road Ahead'
* The High Speed 1 route from St. Pancras International will open on 14 November, and will be used by the Javelin® service in 2012 to shuttle people from central London to the Olympic Park in just seven minutes; |


