Olympic transport - impressive but TfL needs to reassure us

Speaking to the Independent about the challenges of the Olympics for London's transport network, London Assembly Transport Committee chair Caroline Pidgeon said:

Given the scale of the challenges, some disruption to the transport network is inevitable.

Keeping the capital moving smoothly during the Games will be nothing short of a Herculean task.

The amount of work that is going in to getting our already overburdened transport network ready to carry millions of extra athletes, officials and spectators is very impressive.

We are, however, keen to get some reassurance about the few areas - like the Jubilee line, local parking arrangements and the Olympic Route Network - that are still letting down what are otherwise very robust preparations.

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