Olympic Games Street Works Suspension to Disrupt Fibre Orders in London
Posted: 10th Feb, 2012 By: MarkJ
Business ISP Fluidata has warned that Transport for London (TfL), which looks after most aspects of London city's (UK) transport system (e.g. roads etc.), will soon (1st March 2012) implement an embargo that prevents street works on key parts of the London Olympic Route Network (ORN). The move is designed to help keep road works related transport congestion to a minimum during the London 2012 Olympic Games, although it will also cause significant delays for telecoms and broadband firms that need to lay fibre optic cable and other infrastructure in the same areas.
A further embargo on the rest of the ORN (i.e. most central London streets) will also come into operation on 1st July 2012.
Fluidata Statement:
Due to preparations for the Olympics this summer, Transport for London (TfL) are putting in place an embargo on all planned street work starting on 1st March 2012 that will prevent any road works on the key parts of the London Olympic Route Network (ORN).
Restrictions will continue to affect us until they are fully lifted on 30th September. However, it is worth noting that beyond this date a backlog of work may exist, delaying installations further.
It is therefore important to ensure early action is taken to complete Fibre Ethernet Access orders for Optical and Ethernet based services that will:
1. Terminate on the core Olympic Route Network (core roads, sites, venues and the Main A501 Road).
2. May require some form of construction work (digs, test roding etc) on the Core Olympic Route Network.
Due to preparations for the Olympics this summer, Transport for London (TfL) are putting in place an embargo on all planned street work starting on 1st March 2012 that will prevent any road works on the key parts of the London Olympic Route Network (ORN).
Restrictions will continue to affect us until they are fully lifted on 30th September. However, it is worth noting that beyond this date a backlog of work may exist, delaying installations further.
It is therefore important to ensure early action is taken to complete Fibre Ethernet Access orders for Optical and Ethernet based services that will:
1. Terminate on the core Olympic Route Network (core roads, sites, venues and the Main A501 Road).
2. May require some form of construction work (digs, test roding etc) on the Core Olympic Route Network.
Fluidata are thus advising customers, those who want their fibre service to be ready before the games, to make sure that any orders are placed by the end of February 2012 "at the very latest" (or April/May 2012 for the second embargo). Other business providers are likely to issue similar advice.
London Olympic Route Network Map (.PDF 8 MegaBytes)
http://www.london2012.com/orn/maps/orn-overview.pdf
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