Preparing for the London Olympic Games 2012
The DPD Senior Project Team has now met with the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), a division of Transport for London (TfL).
Given the potential major impact of the Olympics, DPD has decided to recruit a dedicated Project Manager.
It is clear from our early work and meetings with the ODA that in some parts of London, we can expect severe congestion.
Our next step is to map out impacted postcodes and agree alternative delivery methods for our customers.
We are preparing a full and detailed operational response to issue to our customers before the end of March 2012.
We will continue to publish updates as appropriate and if you would like to receive regular email updates of DPD's approach to the Olympics please email us at dpd2012@dpd.co.uk
| Key Date | Activity |
| August 2011 | DPD Olympic response team initiated |
| By end September 2011 | DPD team meets with the Olympic Delivery Authority; full details of routes, road closures, delays and disruptions to be released |
| October to November 2011 | DPD Olympic team formulates detailed approach to minimising disruptions to DPD services |
| End of March 2012 | Detailed DPD response communicated to customers and other stakeholders |
| February to June 2012 | Olympic Delivery Authority tests routes and the impact of road closures |
| Mid June to mid September 2012 | Period of likely disruption to DPD services |
| 27 July to 12 August 2012 | Olympic Games |
| 13 August to 28 August 2012 | Transition period |
| 29 August to 20 September 2012 | Paralympics |
DPD will update its Olympic action plans as more details become available from the Olympic Delivery Authority and we will communicate these to our customers promptly.
If you would like to receive regular email updates on DPD's approach to the Games, please email us here.
