Olympic road closures: how they affect you

As part of the planning process Transport for London (TfL) is sharing its plans with residents on the Olympic Route and Paralympic Route Network. These are roads that will help ensure athletes, officials and the media can get to events on time.

These routes will operate mainly between July and September 2012, will be open to general traffic and kept clear of general obstructions such as roadworks, with
likely diversions and changes to bus stops for example around the Olympic
Stadium in Stratford and the ExCeL centre in Silvertown.

See detailed maps

• A12 Leytonstone to Bromley-by-Bow (pdf)
• Lea Interchange to Bow Roundabout (pdf)
• Silvertown Way and ExCeL (pdf)

Stratford High Street

• Games lanes for official Games vehicles from 6am to midnight. General traffic will need to use other lanes which could lead to queuing and delays
• A series of banned turns on to Stratford High Street and restricted access to Warton Road and Carpenters Road (except cyclists)
• Diversions in Leyton Road, Cooks Road and Marshgate Lane areas
• Suspension of bus lanes and some bus stops
• Westbound lanes increase from two to three between Bow roundabout and Hunts Lane as the contraflow lane is reversed
• Bow Flyover eastbound reduced to a single lane
• Some cycle lanes relocated on to footways

Stratford Town Centre

• Games lane on the gyratory system up to the bus station
• Games lane on the approach to Angel Lane that can be used by buses and cycles
• Access to Angel Lane and Leyton Road restricted to buses, cyclists and
  Games vehicles
• No left turn from Great Eastern Road into Angel Lane for general traffic
• Suspension of bus lanes
• Loading bay suspended on The Grove

North of Stratford Town Centre

• Games Lane on Ruckholt Road and Eastway and parts of the A12. There will be two lanes on the Eastway to allow Olympic vehicles access to the A12
• Temple Mill Lane will remain closed but access will be allowed for buses and authorised vehicles only
• Leyton Road junctions closed with Alma Street and Windmill Lane
• Suspended bus stop on Eastway and restricted right turn into Homerton Road, except official vehicles, buses, cyclists and local access
  

Silvertown Way to ExCeL

• This route will provide a key link to the ExCeL centre via the A1020 and the changes may mean that you will need to use diversion routes and stopping and loading could be restricted in some locations.
• Closure of the western pedestrian crossing across A1020 at the junction
  with Britannia Gate. Pedestrians will be able to use the crossing across the
  A1020 on the east side of the junction
• 'No stopping' restrictions on Silvertown Way and North Woolwich Road that either operate 24 hours per day or from 6am to midnight
• Temporary changes to traffic signal timings will be needed when the
  network is being used by Games vehicles. This may affect traffic on the
  approaches to the ORN and motorists are advised to consider alternative
  routes as well as reducing their overall need to travel during Games time.