The Olympic Delivery Authority is hoping deliveries by river will further improve its sustainability targetsNew figures show that the ODA is achieving 57 per cent of deliveries by rail alone, more than the target set out in its Sustainable Development Strategy, which aimed for 50 per cent of materials (by weight) to be transported by rail or water.
Contractors on the Park will also soon start using the waterways to transport materials in and out of the site. The waterways are being dredged in the next month to allow 350-tonne barges to access the site.
David Higgins, ODA Chief Executive, said: ‘We have set tough targets on sustainability which we are currently exceeding. To have 57 per cent of materials by weight delivered to site by sustainable means on a project of this scale is a real achievement. By switching road deliveries to rail, we have significantly reduced traffic and pollution on the roads around the Olympic Park.’
The ODA now has three fully operational logistics centres up and running which manage the thousands of daily deliveries to the Park and help to reduce traffic on local roads.
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