London 2012 blog

It’s good to get out of the office occasionally and see the infrastructure for London 2012 taking shape. On Wednesday, the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) team showed a few of us from the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) Transport team around some of its project sites. As well as improving transport connections generally in east London, these latest DLR projects will help thousands of people get to the Games more easily.

Our first stop was the DLR station under construction at Woolwich Arsenal, which will serve the Shooting events at the The Royal Artillery Barracks. The station is large for the DLR. It spans three levels and will be staffed and gated. It will also give step-free access to the main line Southeastern station. The DLR extension from King George V to Woolwich Arsenal via the new Thames tunnel is due to open in early 2009.

Me at Woolwich Arsenal:

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