Vancouver hits one month countdown

Vancouver greeted the one month countdown to the Winter Games with a shrug on Tuesday while Olympic organisers confronted their two biggest potential headaches - transportation and weather.

While it was business as usual on drizzly Vancouver streets, inside the VANOC headquarters the sprint to the finish was on as organisers raced towards their Feb. 12 deadline and the 2010 Winter Games opening ceremony.

"It's all moving very fast," VANOC chief John Furlong told reporters.

"We were reminding ourselves that although we have been working on this since the mid-90s we still really haven't done anything yet. We have three or four weeks of significant work to do."

A good part of that time will be spent dressing up the Olympic city, which so far has offered few hints that one of the world's biggest sporting events is on its way.

Despite lack of excitement, there are undeniable signs that the Olympics are fast approaching.

Security fencing continues to spring up around downtown venues while local officials have cautioned residents to prepare for the implementation of driving restrictions what will be part of the Games transportation plan.

Olympic organisers announced more road closures this week sparking fears of gridlock and long queues for public transport.