An Olympic route network (ORN) and Paralympic route network (PRN) is a network of dedicated roads linking venues and other key sites in a host city during Olympic and Paralympic games to ensure that athletes and officials get to events on time. Roads that are part of the network have 'games lanes' which are reserved for accredited games vehicles and on-call emergency vehicles.
6-678: For the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, a route network came into effect under the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 which gave the Olympic Delivery Authority temporary powers to take over traffic management measures during London 2012 . The ORN and PRN were first introduced for the 2000 Sydney Olympics as a result of problems at the Atlanta Olympics four years earlier when athletes had difficulty getting to their events on time. In July 2012, just before
12-761: Is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It was passed following the decision of the International Olympic Committee to stage the 2012 Olympic Games in London. It is intended to facilitate the organisation of the Games, and to aid the UK in compliance with its responsibilities and obligations. The Act contains four main provisions: the establishing of the Olympic Delivery Authority , responsible for organising
18-534: The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 . The Olympic Delivery Authority is required by the Act to draw up a plan for transport for the Games, having consulted with various interested parties. Once the plan has been drawn up, various parties are required to co-operate with it, including the local highway authority , local street authority and local traffic authorities concerned, who can ultimately be compelled by
24-650: The games, the creation of an Olympic Transport Plan for the games, the regulation of advertising near the Games by the Secretary of State , and the regulation of street trading near the Games, also by the Secretary of State. The Act creates the Olympic Delivery Authority to prepare for the Games, and gives it various abilities, such as: acquiring, owning and disposing of lands, entering into contracts, and applying for planning permission. It also has some powers under
30-614: The start of the 2012 Olympics, London taxi drivers blocked some games lanes to protest against the ORN. The games lanes for London 2012 has been pejoratively referred to as ZiL lanes , in reference to dedicated lanes for VIPs in Moscow. The ORN and PRN for the 2012 Olympics were controlled by the London Streets Traffic Control Center (LSTCC). They used computer systems as well as CCTV cameras to control London's traffic. By using
36-498: The technology, the LSTCC was able to make sure vehicles on the ORN were able to reach their destinations in a straightforward manner. This Olympics -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Paralympics -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 The London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 (c. 12)
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