As I mentioned recently, the Olympic Route Network in London could cause havoc for freight deliveries during next month’s Olympic Games.

Transport for London (TfL) has now launched an online route planner for London that will take into account traffic congestion and the real-time restrictions being imposed by the Olympic Route Network. Operators can enter the date and time of their planned journeys and see the nearest permitted stopping points to their destinations.

Once the ORN (and later the Paralympic Route Network) kicks in, live data on traffic conditions and restrictions will be fed into the route planner every five minutes, which should provide you with a realistic view of the chaos your drivers will have to negotiate while Olympic ‘VIPs’ swish by in underutilised Zil lanes…

You can find the Freight Journey Planner on the TfL website.