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Im Zeitraum vom 29. August bis 9. September 2012 werden in London die „Paralympic Games“ (Olympische Spiele für Sportler mit Behinderung) durchgeführt. Die britischen Behörden rechnen damit, dass das Verkehrsaufkommen rund um die Austragungsstätten vergleichbar hoch sein wird wie während der Olympischen Spiele. Die Behörde „“ hat daher auch für die Paralympics umfangreiches Informationsmaterial veröffentlicht (vgl. Anlagen). Die Austragungsorte der Paralympics zentrieren sich um den Olympischen Park, Greenwich Park, North Greenwich Arena und die Royal Artillery Barracks. Dort wird ein der Olympiade vergleichbares Verkehrsaufkommen erwartet. Das Westend von London wird dagegen weniger stark betroffen sein als während der Olympiade. Wie bereits bei der Olympiade wird auch bei den Paralypmics auf einem festgelegten Straßennetz (Paralympic Route Network PRN) eine Spur für Athleten und Funktionäre der Spiele reserviert. Im Bereich dieses Netzwerks steht daher für den sonstigen Verkehr eine Spur weniger als üblich zur Verfügung, sodass mit Behinderungen zu rechnen ist. (Das PRN ist allerdings deutlich weniger umfangreich als das ORN der Olympiade.) Behinderungen auch im weiteren Umkreis können v.a. auftreten anlässlich o der Übergabe der Paralympischen Fackel am 29. August 2012, o der Marathon-Wettbewerbe am 9. September 2012, o des ebenfalls am 9. August stattfindenden Mayor Thames Festival sowie o der Parade der Athleten am 10. September 2012.

Wie schon während der Olympiade wird der BGL auch während der Paralympics aktuelle Infos über die Verkehrssituation in und um London auf seiner Website bereithalten.

Anlagen Transport for London Olympic Road Freight Management Team

Road Freight Bulletin No18: 17 August 2012

TfL’s Olympic Road Freight Management team aims to provide you with the latest useful information and advice to help you plan and prepare your operations for the Paralympic Games. There is only just over a week t o go until the opening ceremony of the Paralympics, the world’s second-largest sporting event. Some venues and their surrounding areas are likely to be as busy as they were during the Olympics. You are advised to check the information in this document and the attached briefing to establish whether your operations are likely to be affected.

1. Briefing: Managing your deliveries during the London 2012 Paralympic Games 2. Paralympic Marathons 3. Athletes' parade, Monday 10 September 4. Communications from TfL during the Paralympic Games 5. Information sources to assist your operational planning 6. Feedback

1. Briefing: Managing your deliveries during the London 2012 Paralympic Games We have attached a briefing document which seeks to answer some of the questions you may have about the Paralympics, The document includes the following sections:

Overview and key facts Paralympic Torch Relay, 29 th August, including a link to the route map Paralympic Route Network (PRN) including information about Games Lanes Overview of the Paralympic Marathons and the Mayor’s Thames F estival parade, Sunday 9 September Vehicle Permit Checks - Local Access and Parking Permits Traffic arrangements in the Carter Lane area near St. Paul’s Cathedral

2. Paralympic Marathon events, Sunday 9 September

Unlike the Olympic Games, all Marathon events are consolidated into a single day. The Paralympic Marathons, across all categories take place on Sunday 9 September. The first event will start at 08:00 and the final race is expected to conclude mid-afternoon. Roads in and around the course will be closed from midnight (i.e. 23:59 Saturday night).

A number of key roads and bridges in central London will be closed before the race and through Sunday, re-opening when safe to do so. Sections 5, 6 and 7 of the Road Events PRN will be in use during this event.

However Victoria Embankment also forms part of the Mayor’s Thames Festival parade riverside route and will therefore remain closed until that event has finished late on Sunday evening. Blackfriars Bridge will also be closed to traffic from 18:00 reopening around midnight.

Please take a look at the map below which details those roads that will be closed on 9 September. If you are aware of any specific difficulties which cannot be resolved by yourself and your customers please g et in touch with the TfL Olympic Road Freight Management team by emailing [email protected] 1 Transport for London Olympic Road Freight Management Team

Map of the Paralympic Marathon rou te and Mayor’s Thames Festival P arade road closures

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3. ‘Our Greatest Team’ parade, Monday 10 September Athletes from Team GB and Paralympics GB will parade through the City of London and Westminster on 10 September. Further details will be circulated shortly.

4. Communications from TfL From 28 August, TfL will send daily traffic bulletin emails to businesses who have registered their details with us. If during the Olympic Games you received twice daily emails from an email address which displayed as ‘London 2012 Games Transport Update ‘ you will continue to receive bulletins from us during the Paralympic Games.

Unforeseen disruption likely to have a significant impact for a significant period will be reported upon in special alerts with the subject “Transport Alert for Freight” sent from an account whic h will be displayed as “London 2012 Transport Update”. If you did not receive the scheduled bulletins or the special alerts, please email [email protected] with “Subscribe” in the subject headline.

5. Information sources to assist your operational planning

TfL Olympic Road Freight Management webpages Further information about making deliveries during the Games is available by visiting TfL’s website: www.tfl.gov.uk/2012freight this includes case studies of businesses making changes and the Code of Practice for making deliveries out-of-hours.

Driver briefing toolkit We have prepared an updated toolkit to assist briefings you give your drivers to make sure they are ready for the challenges of the Paralympics.

This includes a presentation, fact sheets, Paralympic Route Network (PRN) 'Signs and Lines' example sheet, driver top tips information and the Code of Practice for out-of-hours deliveries. A large scale Paralympic Route Network briefing map is also available to be downloaded.

Freight Journey Planner TfL ’s Freight Journey Planner is available for use free-of-charge. It is capable of planning a route compliant with Games-time changes, and will identify the closest legal loading position to the delivery / collection point.

After entering a postcode, address or M25 junction, it can plan a multiple-drop route (up to a maximum of 26 locations). Please visit: http://freightplanner.tfl.gov.uk and click on ‘Plan your journey’

Information about road changes Factsheets highlighting how roads (and public transport) will be affected, from Thursday 30 th August onwards can be downloaded from www.getaheadofthegames.com/bulletins/default.html . Where TfL is aware of longer term changes arising from previously unforeseen events, these will be updated to reflect those changes.

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Interactive map Day-by-day i nformation on how London’s roads will be changing during the Games can be found on the ‘Temporary Road Changes’ interactive map, available at: www.getaheadofthegames.com/travelinaffectedareas/city/london-driving-and-roads.html

Information (text-based) about Games-time changes to the road network including access and parking, changes on Road Event days, local access and parking, Paralympic Route Network operations and build-out process) is available at www.getaheadofthegames.com/things-you- should-know/changes-roads.html

Live traffic information Live traffic information is available by visiting www.tfl.gov.uk/trafficnews or following TfL Traffic News on Twitter @TfLTrafficNews.

6. Feedback We are keen to hear from you as to how your operations performed during the Games. Additionally please let us know if there were any issues that impacted your operation and you believe these may reoccur during the Paralympics. Email [email protected]

Contacting TfL during the Paralympic Games The Olympic Road Freight Management Team will be available seven days a week between 28 August and 10 September.

To ensure you receive the fastest response to any queries or updates during these periods please address all freight-related communication to [email protected] rather than any individual TfL phone or email contact you may have currently. This is because your existing contact in the team may not always be available while we cover the extended opening hours and we want to ensure you receive the swiftest possible response.

If you no longer wish to receive emails from the Olympic Freight team at Transport for London, please respond to this email with “NO NEWSLETTER” in the subject line.

Website: www.tfl.gov.uk/2012freight Email: [email protected]

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Managing your deliveries during the London 2012 Paralympic Games

The London 2012 Olympic Games have clearly been a great success. All athletes, officials, spectators and the world’s media arrived at their events in good time. Deliveries, collections and servicing continued to operate smoothly across the Capital. This success was largely due to the effective planning and communication by many.

London now hosts t he world’s second largest multi sporting event, the Paralympic Games. This is focused on venues in the city and East London. Roads and public transport will be busier than usual, as there will be as many spectators travelling to the Olympic park on most days, as there were during the Olympic Games. This will demand the same level of detailed planning and preparation to ensure it is also a success.

This Factsheet aims to assist you as you extend your plans for the Paralympic Games. Please use it as you review your plans and seek to avoid the busiest areas and times across the Capital.

Paralympic Games Overview Whilst most of the Paralympic venues are in East London, there will be a large impact on London’s transport network as a whole, particularly when London schools go back in the week commencing 3 September. Road and public transport networks are expected to be very busy and people will need to plan ahead to avoid delay and disruption.

Key facts to consider for the Paralympics include: The Games start on 29 August and finish on 9 September.

The West End is less affected by the Paralympics than the Olympics, where the impact is focused on the City of London and the east of the capital, however there will be a BT London Live Site at

The events are focused around the Olympic Park, Excel, Greenwich Park, North Greenwich Arena and the Royal Artillery Barracks, with many of these venues expected to be as busy as they have been for the last few weeks. The Mall will also be used for the Paralympic Marathon on Sunday 9 September

Events affecting the wider road network include the Paralympic torch relay on 29 August, the Marathon on 9 September , Mayor’s Thames Festival on 9 September and the Athletes Parade on 10 September

The Paralympic Route Network (PRN) will be in operation throughout the Games from the 29 August to the 10 September. The PRN is likely to be very busy around the main venues and on the route from the City to the Olympic Park and on the A102 approach roads north and south of the Blackwall Tunnel, so please avoid these routes if you can.

Wednesday 29 August Paralympic Torch Relay On Wednesday 29 August a 24-hour Torch Relay from Stoke Mandeville culminates with the torch reaching London. The torch will enter London at 03:30, calling in at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore shortly afterwards. It continues its way through North West London via various community sports centres and the Abbey Road zebra crossing, reaching Lord’s by 08:30. It then travels through the West End, Whitehall, Victoria Street, (Paralympic broadcaster), the South Bank, City of London and City Hall for lunch. Finally, it travels both sides of the river in East London finally arriving at the Olympic Stadium for the Paralympics opening ceremony.

Rolling temporary road closures will be implemented prior to the torch’ s arrival and are likely to remain closed until it is safe to reopen. To view the route, visit: london2012.com/paralympics/torch-relay/route .

Paralympic Route Network (PRN) Like the Olympic Route Network (ORN), the PRN is being introduced to ensure athletes and officials get to events on time. The PRN is considerably smaller than the ORN at only 36 miles of roads and is focused on the east of London:

The PRN will have only 8.7 miles of Games lanes on the routes between the City of London, the Olympic Park and other venues, including Excel, the North Greenwich Arena, Greenwich Park and Royal Artillery Barracks;

The physical build of the PRN will begin overnight on Saturday 25 August;

The PRN will come into operation at 06:00 on Wednesday 29 August, the opening day of the Paralympic Games;

The PRN and Games Lanes will end operation and enforcement at midnight 10 September (one day after the end of the Paralympics), to aid the efficient departure of athletes, officials and media.

The PRN is likely to be very busy around the main venues and on the route from the City to the Olympic Park and on the A102 approach roads north and south of the Blackwall Tunnel. Roads East of St Pauls, including into and around the City of London will be busier than usual. Congestion due to PRN measures is also likely to be seen on these other key routes into London:

A13 – Canning Town back to the Beckton roundabout A12 – Lee Interchange back to the Green Man Tunnel A2 – Back from the Kidbrooke interchange

Where possible, avoid these routes if you can, or consider retiming your journeys to avoid congestion at peak travel times.

The PRN will be open to all traffic but at certain sections, Games Lanes will be in operation and only athletes, officials and blue light services will be allowed to use these lanes. Importantly, unless specified, kerbside deliveries will only be permitted along the PRN from midnight to 06:00.

PRN Games Lanes and all road restrictions will be clearly signed. Vehicles that drive in the Games Lanes, load, park or stop illegally on the PRN will be removed and will face a £130 Penalty Charge Notice. Games Lanes will operate flexibly and remain open to all traffic if demand from vehicles carrying athletes, officials and media is low and journey time reliability targets are being met.

Drivers should check the roadside electronic variable message signs. They are open to normal traffic whenever they say " All traffic can use Games Lane" . The majority of Games lanes will be open to normal traffic between midnight and 06:00, unless signposted otherwise.

Open to all traffic Closed to general traffic

Sunday 9 September, Paralympic Marathons The Paralympic Marathons start and finish at The Mall, following the same route as the Olympic Marathons. The event starts at 08:00 and will finish early afternoon. The race leaves The Mall and completes a series of loops along a course that passes Trafalgar Square, along the Embankment, past St Pauls Cathedral, the Museum of London, The Bank of England, The Monument, the Tower of London and the Houses of Parliament.

Note that the roads required for the Marathon route will close at midnight and will reopen as soon as possible after the event has finished, apart from Victoria Embankment (see below). Other roads in the surrounding area will also be operating differently, including closing some roads near to the event so that spectators can watch the race safely and suspending parking along the whole route and some streets around it, especially in the City of London.

When roads are closed for road events there will be no local crossing points. Companies delivering into the area affected by the Marathon route are advised to ensure their deliveries are completed and vehicles are clear of the area by 23:59 on Saturday 8 September.

Drivers are also advised to avoid these areas on Sunday 9 September. If journeys are absolutely necessary, you should use all of the information provided by TfL to plan your route carefully and leave additional time for journeys.

Mayor’s Thames Festival Parade The Mayor’s Thames Festival takes place on 8 and 9 September, finishing with a parade on Victoria Embankment on the final evening after the Paralympic Marathons have finished. As a result Blackfriars Bridge will be closed to traffic from 18:00 and Victoria Embankment will remain closed between Blackfriars Bridge and Westminster Bridge until around midnight.

Local Access and Parking Plans and Vehicle Permit Checks During the Paralympics there will be temporary traffic and parking plans in place to reduce traffic and provide a safe environment around competition venues.

Vehicle Permit Checks will be in place near sporting venues, however access to businesses will be maintained. In order to ensure smooth passage through checkpoints, we recommend drivers carry with them the following items in their vehicle:

Driving licence photo card

Headed company note paper with letter saying that the named driver is employed by the company. This letter must include a contact telephone number for any queries. A letter template is available in the driver briefing toolkit , tfl.gov.uk/2012freight .

Delivery note or manifest with delivery address identified or package with address displayed. (PDA or electronic means are also suitable).

Detailed information regarding Local Area Traffic Management Plans, Vehicle Permit Checks and Venue and residents’ protection zone access arrangements is available online he re: http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/local-residents/local-access-and-parking-plans/

Carter Lane area traffic arrangements The International Paralympi c Committee will be based at the Grange St Paul’s Hotel for the duration of the Paralympic Games. It is expected that there will be higher than normal traffic flows in the streets around the hotel; even higher than during the Olympic Games period.

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) and the City of London have developed a Temporary Management Plan aimed at achieving the most efficient and safe movement of all vehicles in the area during the Paralympic Games.

Temporary loading and waiting restrictions were introduced in Carter Lane and Godliman Street in July. From 07:00 on Saturday 18 August part of Carter Lane and all of Godliman Street will become one-way. LOCOG load zones adjacent to the Grange Hotel will come into use and LOCOG Traffic Marshals will commence their operation. Main points to note:

Access to the area is allowed for all vehicles. This will be via Deans Court for the general public.

LOCOG vehicles will be allowed to enter Godliman Street from St Paul ’s Churchyard.

Vehicle Permit checkpoints will be installed at Deans Court and Godliman Street. These will operate 24/7. The primary aim is to manage the LOCOG vehicle access.

Streets to the west of Deans Court will stay as they are.

Carter Lane will be one way eastbound from Deans Court.

Godliman Street will be one way southbound.

Vehicles can turn left or right when exiting Godliman Street into Queen Victoria Street.

The load zone in Queen Victoria Street will be in constant use.

These measures will remain in place until 12 September 2012.

Enquiries relating to these temporary traffic management arrangements can be sent to [email protected] or telephone the Contact Centre on 020 7332 1710; quoting ̌Games Temporary Restrictions ̍.

General advice - Prepare yourself for the Games

Roads across the capital and around venues will be busier than usual. Where possible, avoid driving on or around the PRN and near venues. Temporary road changes during the Games could affect your route and the time it takes you to reach your destination. As well as finding out what the changes are, there are steps you can take to be better prepared for the Games.

Avoid driving around the PRN routes and venues, particularly around the Olympic Park in Stratford and on the A102 approach roads north and south of the Blackwall Tunnel.

Roads into and around the City of London will be busier than usual, so plan your journey, consider retiming your journey to avoid peak travel times

Make use of out-of-hours deliveries using Transport for London’s code of practice. Visit tfl.gov.uk/2012freight

Use our Freight Journey Planner to help you plan alternative route s at http://freightplanner.tfl.gov.uk/

Real-time traffic news can be found at tfl.gov.uk/trafficnews

On Twitter, follow @GAOTG and @TfLTrafficNews to find out what’s happening on the road network and keep your travel plans up to date.

For freight related information, tools and advice go to tfl.gov.uk/2012freight

For more on the Paralympics and travel advice durin g the Paralympics, visit GetAheadoftheGames.com

We will continue to support you through our email updates and bulletins, and the Road Freight Management team will be available to answer queries by emailing [email protected] .