During the Olympic Games in July and August 2012, Bloomsbury will be home to over 5,000 media representatives from across the world. They will be accommodated in hotels and student housing in the area and will travel to and from Olympic venues on shuttle buses operating from the Media Transport Hub in Russell Square. A Media Transport Hub will be operational from mid July to mid August 2012.
To facilitate this operation, some temporary structures and facilities will need to be installed in the Russell Square area.
There will also be some temporary changes to the ways in which the roads in and around Russell Square currently operate. These roads will form part of a wider Olympic Route Network that is designed to get athletes, officials and the media to events on time. Find out more information about the Olympic Route Network
This page is designed to keep you informed about the London 2012 Games in your area and provide you with the information you need to plan ahead for the Games.
Local access and parking plans
The London 2012 Games will attract large numbers of visitors to venues and their surrounding areas, which means some temporary traffic and parking restrictions will be needed.
Find out how the areas around Bloomsbury will be affected on our local access and parking plans pages
Venue operations during the Games
The shuttle buses will travel to and from the Olympic venues at regular intervals, seven days a week, 24 hours a day. Most buses will operate through the day, but there will be some shuttle services during the night. Russell Square Gardens will remain closed at night.
For more information
If you have any questions that you would like us to answer, please contact us at inyourarea@london2012.com
To find out more about travel during the Games visit getaheadofthegames.com
Get involved
From the Paralympic Torch Relay and Local Leaders programme to the London 2012 Festival there are millions of ways to join in with London 2012. Events are taking place across the UK from now right until the end of the Games.
Find out how you can join in and see what’s happening in your local community.
