Road closure and parking information
The events we are hosting locally will have an impact on roads and parking in certain key areas of the borough. Specifically, these are:
East Sheen, Richmond, Twickenham, Teddington, Hampton Court and Hampton Wick.
To enable the Olympic organisers to set up the event and make sure the route is secure and safe for both athletes and spectators, it is necessary to close roads and suspend parking before each event. Other preparations will include; installing crowd control barriers, removing traffic islands, clearing the route of debri, litter and parked vehicles as well as putting up Olympic branding.
After each event has finished, roads will remain closed for some time to ensure they are safe and secure for public use. Barriers and banners will need to be removed, traffic islands and road signs reinstated, roads thoroughly cleaned, crowds dispersed, security checks completed and stewards stood down before roads can be re-opened safely.
Roads will be re-opened in stages, beginning with the most important roads. We expect all roads to be fully open by late evening on each event day. We will of course work hard to re-open them as soon as possible and minimise the impact, but factors such as the size of crowds, security needs and the speed of riders will all play a part in determining re-opening times.
A summary of closures and parking suspensions is shown below and you can view a combined route map
(pdf, 1274KB) of the areas affected.
Transport for London have also issued a leaflet which explains the impact of the road closures(pdf, 1675KB).
For more information, please come along to a local resident briefing.
Day One – Mens’ Road Race: Saturday 28 July 2012
Road closure times
Road closure time commences from 4am. (A308 Hampton Court Road remains open until 6am in conjunction with road closures coming into operation in Kingston town centre). Roads will reopen as soon as possible after the events.
The route
The cycle race enters the boundary of Richmond via the A205 Upper Richmond Road West, travels south down Priory Lane, enters Richmond Park at Roehampton Gate and leaves the Park at approximately 10.20am from Richmond Gate via Star and Garter Hill into Petersham Road, Richmond Road (from Richmond Bridge) York and King Street, along Cross Deep into Waldegrave Road turning right over the railway bridge, left into Park Road(past Queens Road), right turn into Bushy Park and into Hampton Court Road(A309,A308) and over Hampton Court Bridge into Surrey at approximately 10.40am to complete the Surrey section.
The race returns to Richmond at approximately 3.10pm on route via Hampton Court Road and leaving over Kingston Bridge at approximately 3.15pm.
The A308 Hampton Court Road will remain open until 4am to align closure times with Kingston and to allow traffic to cross Kingston Bridge on route to the Motorway.
Day Two – Womens’ Road Race: Sunday 29 July 2012
Road closure times
Road closure time commences from 6am. Roads will reopen as soon as possible after the events.
The route
The women’s race follows the same route as the men‘s race but differs in start time. The race enters the borough at 12.30pm and will leave from Hampton Court Bridge at 12.45pm. The race returns through the borough at 3.15pm at Hampton Court Palace Bridge leaving via Kingston Bridge by 3.20pm.
Parking restrictions will start from 6.30pm on Friday the 27th and remain in place until 8.00pm on the Sunday 29 July.
Day Three – Preparation begins for the Time Trial: Monday 30 July 2012
No road closures
Whilst roads will remain open, preparation works will begin to assemble crowd control measures and barriers. Parking restrictions for the time trial route come into effect at 18.30pm on the 30 July. The additional time period is required as there are extensive lengths of parking suspensions required for the time trail technical rehearsal.
Day Four – Preparation continues: Tuesday 31 July 2012
No road closures
Between 10.00am and 12.00pm the London 2012 Organising Committee will be staging a technical rehearsal to test the route. Parking suspensions apply throughout the day along the entire time trial route.
Day Five – The Time Trial Race: Wednesday 1 August 2012
Road closures
The race will start in Hampton Court Palace and finish in Hampton Court Road. An extended road closure plan is required to prepare the start and finish post, to provide access for event organisers, to prepare the ‘look and feel’ of the event and to allow more time to assemble the crowd control barriers.
Hampton Court Road (between Adam’s Gate and Hampton Court roundabout) will be closed from 10pm on the evening of Tuesday 31 July. The rest of the roads around the route will be closed from 5.30am on Wednesday 1 August. Roads will re-open as soon as possible. During the extended road closure periods, residents on Hampton Court Road will still have access from the Kingston Bridge direction.
Parking restrictions will come into effect from 6.30pm on the 30 July and be removed at 6.00pm on Wednesday 1 August. However, Hampton Court Road (between Adam’s Gate and Hampton Court roundabout) will remain closed until 6.00am on Thursday 2 August while the area is being cleared.
The route: Women’s Race
The route on leaving Hampton Court Palace crosses Hampton Court Palace Bridge at 12.30pm and re-enters the borough via Kingston Bridge heading directly along Hampton Court Road for the finish.. Riders will take off at 90 second intervals and the winner is the rider with the fastest time over the course. The women’s race will finish at approximately 1.45pm.
The route: Men’s Race
Same route as the Women’s leaving the Palace at 14.15pm but taking an additional loop along Hurst Road in Elmbridge and a longer return leg via Kingston Bridge and then north along Hampton Wick High Street, Kingston Road, Strawberry Vale; turning south into Waldegrave Road and then right into the High Street Broad Street before turning left into Park Road(past Queens Road). From here the raceturns into Chestnut Avenue at which point the race enters Bushy Park and into Hampton Court Road (A309, A308). Riders will take off at 90 second intervals and the winner is the rider with the fastest time over the course. The men’s race will finish at approximately 4.05pm.
More information
Find more information and updates regarding the races.