107th IOC Session - LA84 Foundation

Exemption from Tolls
With the cooperation of the Ministry of
Construction, the Ministry of Transportation,
and road management authorities, certain vehicles
for Games personnel such as privately-assigned
cars and athlete buses were exempt from
the usual expressway and highway tolls.
Parking Permits / Access Permits
To relieve congestion around venues, vehicle
access permits and parking permits were issued
to tour buses and vehicles used by Games
personnel. As these permits allowed users to access
restricted roads, coordination was arranged
with the police, and permits issued in advance to
avoid any Games-time problems. NOCs or
media personnel who rented cars privately, as
well as travel companies operating tour buses,
were able to purchase limited period parking
permits. The price ranged from ¥2,000 –
¥10,000 depending on the number of days. A
total of 39,536 joint parking / access permits
were issued. Some 7,345 access-only permits
were also issued.
Transportation Routes
Regular traffic and Games traffic were separated
as much as possible. Dedicated Olympic
traffic lanes were created in certain areas for
those possessing access permits. Emergency
routes were also planned, but fortunately were
not utilised.
Car Parks
Car parks at and near venues were limited
and reserved for Games personnel. A number of
spectator parking areas were set up on public
land in the vicinity of venues, and a “park and
ride” scheme was implemented to avoid congestion.
The size of car parks for spectator use was
planned based on the number of competition
tickets issued, and spectator demand as estimated
from two surveys.
Parking was secured as
close to the venues as
possible.
Signs for shuttle buses
were clearly visible, even
in deep snow.
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