The London Assembly Transport Committee has said the Jubilee line on the London Underground is the ‘biggest risk’ to the 2012 Games transport plans.
The Assembly has written to the Mayor Boris Johnson to ‘welcome good progress’ but express its ‘concerns’ regarding the ‘heavily delayed upgrade works and regular disruptions’ on the Jubilee line.
The line is the only Underground line to see an increase in delays caused by infrastructure failures during the latest published performance period.
The Jubilee line is ‘also yet to run the increased fleet of trains Transport for London (TfL) has promised’, the Assembly said.
Caroline Pidgeon AM, Chair of the Transport Committee, said:
“Given the scale of the challenges, some disruption to the transport network is inevitable. Keeping the capital moving smoothly during the Games will be nothing short of a Herculean task.
“The amount of work that’s going in to getting our already overburdened transport network ready to carry millions of extra athletes, officials and spectators is very impressive.
“We are, however, keen to get some reassurance about the few areas – like the Jubilee line, local parking arrangements and the Olympic Route Network – that are still letting down what are otherwise very robust preparations.”
