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To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Olympic Delivery Authority or any Highways Authorities or both undertook a transport assessment covering the road transport aspects of the Olympic Park project; and, if so, what it or they concluded about the impact on specific roads where European Union limit values for ambient air quality are being breached and may continue to be in breach. [HL5653]
The ODA undertook a transport assessment as part of the planning process in 2007. The assessment considered the effects of the proposed Olympic Park project on the highway network through the phases of construction, Games time and transformation. The assessment concluded that the effects on local air quality would not be significant.
The ODA focuses its activities on making sure that vehicles entering the site meet the very stringent Euro-standards for vehicle emissions. The ODA will also continue to monitor the local air quality throughout the construction project.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government whether suppliers to the Olympic Delivery Authority comply with its Guidelines on Sustainable Transport if their means of delivery contributes significantly to a breach of environmental legislation or European Union limit values for ambient air quality, such as for particulate matter along the A12. [HL5654]
The ODA's code of construction practice requires that all commercial road vehicles and construction plant comply with any legislative requirements, including the London-wide emissions zone and the European emissions standards. This requirement is set out to all contractors operating on the site and audits are undertaken by the ODA's delivery partner across the Olympic Park.
The ODA is committed to reducing the number of lorry movements to the site. To date the ODA has moved 58 per cent of the construction materials to the Olympic Park site, by weight, by rail and water. The ODA's target of recycling or reusing over 90 per cent of demolition material is being exceeded, thereby reducing the need to import and export material from the site.