London mayor assures no traffic congestion during 2012 London Olympics
The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has recently asked sporting dignitaries to make use of the tube in the capital of England in order to reduce traffic congestion during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Johnson also said that he holds intentions of limiting the usage of lanes that have been exclusively reserved for the Olympic transport. The mayor of London assured Londoners that the expected traffic congestion will not take place with the arrival of the
Olympic Games and that the situation will not get as chaotic as it is feared to be.
The chaos that the Olympic Games is expected to bring with it has also generated fears that a significant number of businesses are going to leave the city during the time that the Olympic Games are underway.
Johnson expressed his views on the matter in the London policy conference that was taking place on the South Bank of the city:"I genuinely believe that when the games are under way, we will look back at the anxieties as a kind of millennium bug that never
materialised because most people travelling in most parts of London will not even notice that the route network exists. I don't think it would be a good idea to shut up your coffee shop or put a tarpaulin over your taxi and head for Greece – whatever the value
of the Greek currency. I believe there is still plenty of time for London business to prepare, plan and profit from the Games."
The percentage of the city’s roads that would be used for the purpose of managing the Olympic traffic total to be 1%. This is part of the Olympic Route Network.
The Olympic Games are heading towards the capital of England for the third time in the city’s history. After the city of London will have hosted the Games successfully next year, it will have the honour of being the only city in the world to have done so
for three times. The first time that the Olympic Games came to London was in the year 1908 while the second time it was in 1948.
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