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Travel in Westminster will be affected during the Games Olympic Games: 27 July – 12 August 2012 Paralympic Games: 29 August – 9 September 2012

Transport for Road events Get around more easily by planning ahead Most road events during both the Olympic and Paralympic Games will

G P E W T E start andLAC finish on TheSTR Mall. This year brings the largest sporting events in the world to AR E R E WIGMORE O K A I D ET N the UK – the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Because we’re Road Event Details TRE Oxford Circus G ORD S S OXF W RE A hosting these large events, you’d expect roads and public Y G ENT STR D transport to be much busier than usual. We’re providing this RAN EE ST Key T information to help you understand where the travel hotspots Route of Olympic Cycling Road Race - Roads Closed towards (Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 July) City of London P Circus Route of OlympicAR Triathlon - Roads Closed Y will be and how your journey could be affected. ILL (Saturday 4 and TueKsday 7 August) D A Charing Cross RouteLive of Olympic LANRace Walk - Roads Closed PICC Trafalgar (SaturdSiteay 4 and Saturday 11 August) Square EmbankmentE b k t E Paralympic The Olympic and Paralympic Route Networks (ORN/PRN) Route of Olympic/Paralympic Marathon - T Roads Closed LLive Site N LL E (Olympic Marathon on Sunday 5 and Sunday 12 August) A M Horse M (Paralympic Marathon on Sunday 9 September) 2.3.12 LL K This network of roads connecting venues, accommodation and transport PA Guards N Parade A LY B IL The L M hubs across London will be open to all general traffic. Some changes to E Green AL er Thames CAD Mall A Hyde IC E M I Waterloo P Park TH R these roads will be in place to ensure reliable journeys for the Games Park O Riv T

CONSTITUTIO C N HILL I Family (athletes, officials, workers and the media). V E St. James’s RIDG Westminster HTSB Park N KNIG Hyde Park Corner E WALK Vehicles that park or stop illegally on the ORN/PRN will be issued with a Buckingham IRDCAG B M Knightsbridge Palace metres St. James’s Park ILL D fine and could be taken to a vehicle pound. A B O AN towards 0 250 500 ET RE South West London ST K RIA Venues and Surrey VICTO

© Crown Copyright and database right 2012. will be particularly busy during Summer 2012 with some All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100046062. Victoria of its most iconic locations and streets transformed into Olympic and Paralympic sporting and cultural venues. With so much going on in ton Westminster V AU Westminster the roads, paths and parks will look different every hour of XH On event days, race routes and surrounding roads will be closed to traffic every day. but emergency and local access will be maintained as far as is possible. There will be restrictions around all venues for security and operational Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to line the routes so you reasons. In addition, Westminster City Council will be consulting with the should plan your journeys particularly carefully on these days. local community on proposed changes to parking around Lord’s Cricket In Westminster road events take place on the ORN so on these days Ground. If there is support for these proposals they would discourage the Games vehicles will use alternative routes. The necessary traffic spectators from parking in the area and help minimise disruption. management measures on the alternative route will have less impact than Spectator walking routes will be very busy before and after events. those on the ORN. Live Sites at Hyde Park and Torch Relay Between 28 July and 11 August BT London Live Hyde Park will show The Olympic Torch Relay will pass through Westminster on the evening of live coverage of the Olympic Games. Thousands of spectators will visit Thursday 26 July and a concert will take place in Hyde Park. There will be the site for free each day. Ticketed Opening and Closing Ceremony a rolling road closure as it travels through the borough. Celebration Concerts will take place on 27 July and 12 August – the area The Torch will also travel along the Thames on 27 July on its final journey will also be busy on these days. to the Olympic Stadium. On both days large crowds are expected to line From 29 August to 9 September Paralympic events will be shown on the route. screens at BT London Live Trafalgar Square from 9am to 10pm daily. W ZSL E LL D A OA B ING R B St. John’s Wood RT BREN T E T E Y O B L Mornington Crescent R N A O R Angel M A . E AD A D D C ILLE RO IDA R N ONV S O I PENT U A R V P A C D CIT L R Lord’s King’s Cross St. Pancras Y E I ROA C Cricket D D Ground Regent’s OA G D R P OA LL R O 1 Park R D ARK N HA R V A O E TO RO RO A E D . Euston EUS D N O D A D R D WO ODGE Lord’s will be used S L WOW HN’ Euston Square O 1 O LIS BUR CA MDE N for Archery between J T. SON S N Friday 27 July and GR P O Warren Street L Friday 3 August VE Great Portland Street A The Mall will be used for the E C Russell Square H D E 3 ARROW G Regent’s Park Olympic Cycling Road Race on 28 and RO W SO AD A R UT 29 July E P R Marylebone O HA O R A RO Olympic Race Walk on 4 and 11 August WESTMINSTE R D TLAND MPT D OA W K ENSIN G TO N WE ONE R Olympic Marathon on 5 and 12 August ST LEB Goodge Street O WA ARY G N Y M L BA Paralympic Marathon on 9 September

& C HELSE A OUCO PL K Edgware Road A ER C ES E ST TER ET E REE Holborn E DG ET TR W PL TRE S T E S ORN towards A AC OR K RE M Tottenham Court Road I Paddington WIG NGSN AED X R E Wembley R E S G C P S O HEA EN A ET PSID US D RE W E S RD D ST Oxford Circus A OXFOR A G Y S RER CAN Q U NON U Trafalgar S PLA SS Marble Arch Bond Street G Covent Garden TREE EE T E E C X N Square C IT Y N E ROAD T S Paralympic S ATER ND W YSW T BA RE Live Site Leicester Square RA Key A Lancaster Gate ST Y E T NT Charing Cross KME Olympic Route Network (ORN) and BAN EM IA ORN/PRN towards Paralympic Route Network (PRN) P R R AR EGEE O (Will operate during the Olympic Games and T Olympic Park K IC Paralympic Games and for a couple of days Olympic Live V L NT Venue Site A before and after) N The S Hyde E H Green Park T Embankment T. MOOAL Mall Kensington S S L W Olympic Route Network (ORN) ZON ST F T L Park . J H GOL CUR R N MA (Will operate during the Olympic Games and 2 E I DE Gardens SE E A ALL TE J N RPENTINE Hotel T M P UBILE CIT for a couple of days before and after) H Y ES B E RO R Y A RIDG A OA Zone LL D D I ’S L E D L Olympic Route Network (ORN) A Green S 4 CC T Horse (Closed to traffic, except existing local bus routes PI 3 local access and cyclists) Park Guards CONSTITUTION HILL Parade Waterloo Games Family only route IDGE Westminster (closed to traffic except cyclists when the TSBRS ORN/PRN is in operation) ROAD KNIGH Buckingham Hyde Park will be KENSINGTON Hyde Park Corner K WESTMINSTER U Palace WAL 2 PPP CAGE used for Triathlon on G BIRD BRIDGE ORN on road event days only E R Knightsbridge R O Saturday 4 August and S B S T EL V D SL RE GR E Affected station Tuesday 7 August A E N St. James’s Park St. James’s O OA T A R V O T E R E Park and Marathon Swim N NE E R M London 2012 venue P ST Parade TO L A P I ILLBAN r Thames 4 A R on Thursday 9 and S TO M C e will be used for the C VI Live O TR R E Site Live Site Friday 10 August B E Victoria Riv Beach Volleyball between E E T K NEW ROAD AR Saturday 28 July and K Resident and business CROMWELL ENT QU ROAD parking protection area S Thursday 9 August South Kensington V TON AU A Road event route - roads closed E XH Victoria ALL see road event map for details ORN/PRN Coach Station BRI (Olympic Cycling Road Race 28 and 29 July) D L A MBET H towards GE R (Olympic Triathlon 4 and 7 August) Earls Court, OA N (Olympic Race Walk 4 and 11 August) K ENSIN G TO N D (Olympic Marathon on 5 and 12 August) Heathrow, Pimlico D (Paralympic Marathon on 9 September) Eton Dorney, A Earls O & C HELSE A Court Weymouth M R NE Recommended spectator walking route A metres ON LA and Portland LH INGT U KENN Games Family Hotel Zone F 0 500 1000 Vauxhall City of Westminster 2.3.12 Cycling Road Race route towards © Crown Copyright and database right 2012. Hampton Court and Surrey All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100046062. Westminster Affected stations Stations highlighted on the map will be particularly affected by the Games. People using these stations during the Games can expect longer waiting times and significantly busier services.

Driving Drivers will encounter restricted turns, changes to parking and loading facilities and changes to some traffic signals associated with the ORN/PRN. Games Lanes will operate on some parts of the ORN/PRN. The Lanes will be clearly marked and when operational will not be open to general traffic. They will only be available for accredited vehicles and the adjacent lane will remain open to general traffic. To avoid a fine, don’t drive on Games Lanes when they are operational. Drivers will not be able to use Constitution Hill, Birdcage Walk, , Marlborough Road, The Mall or travel westbound over . In addition through-traffic access to will be restricted from 6am to midnight during the Olympic Games. There will also be changes to parking and local access around the Games Family hotels on . Local buses Many buses will operate more frequently and there will be some diversions as a result of temporary road changes. Detailed information will be available closer to the Games. Walking & cycling Walking and cycling could be your best way to get around during the Games. Whilst events are taking place in and around Hyde Park and St James’s Park some walking and cycling routes will be affected. In some places stewards and barriers will help manage the high number of spectators. Plan your journeys To find out more about how roads and public transport will be affected and how to get around more easily visit GetAheadoftheGames.com, follow us on Twitter @GAOTG or call 0843 222 1234*.

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