What are the ORN and PRN?

Published On: Mon, Feb 28th, 2011

Transport | By tony

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The ORN/PRN will enable the key participants, such as athletes and officials, to travel safely, securely and efficiently between venues and their accommodation, while also keeping London and the rest of the UK moving.

The Olympic Route Network and Paralympic Route Network (ORN and PRN) are networks of roads linking all the competition and key non-competition venues for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.

They will enable key participants, such as athletes and officials, to travel safely, securely and efficiently between venues and their accommodation, while also keeping London and the rest of the UK moving.

The Olympic Games and Paralympic Games are two of the largest sports events that can take place in a country: the equivalent of staging 26 world championships at the same time for the Olympic Games, and then 20 more for the Paralympic Games. The ORN and PRN are essential measures to help manage the significant demands that will be placed on the whole transport network during the Games.

The ORN, PRN and associated measures to improve traffic flow will be proportionate, temporary and will only operate when and where they are needed. These measures include modified traffic signals and restricted turns and temporary Games Lanes. These lanes will run in one or both directions, but will not occupy the entire road.

The ORN forms 2.6% of London’s roads. Less than one per cent will have temporary Games Lanes. The vast majority of roads will remain open to everyday traffic. Shortly after the end of the Paralympic Games, all roads will revert to their normal operation.

In London it will be ‘business as unusual’ during the Games. It will be harder to get around certain areas of the city, but as much information will be available as early as possible to keep London moving.

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