Games Lane opening

The Games Lane on the eastbound M4 into London opens today to help people get to Olympic venues.

The lane is in the previous M4 bus lane which operated for 3.5 miles between junctions 3 and 2 on the Londonbound carriageway.

The M4 is part of the Olympic Route Network and provides an access route for members of the Games Family including athletes, their officials and equipment arriving at Heathrow for their journey to the Olympic Village in Stratford.

80% of Games Family arrivals are expected to pass through this way.

The lane will operate from Monday during the period when most of the Games Family will arrive. The M4 Games Lane will have variable signs which allow the lane to be activated when needed for periods between 5am and 10pm.Outside these operational periods the lane can be used by general traffic.