Another weekend closure of the southbound Blackwall Tunnel has been confirmed by Transport for London to allow for works on the new Silvertown Tunnel. The crossing is already due to close this weekend, from 00.01 on Saturday August 17 to 05.00 on Monday August 19. Now it has been confirmed that the tunnel will also […]
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Blackwall and Silvertown Tunnel tolls set to be £4 for car drivers
Transport for London has confirmed the planned tolls for the Blackwall Tunnel and new Silvertown Tunnel – with car drivers expected to pay up to £4 at peak times. The tolls will apply to both tunnels once the new road, between the Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, opens next year, and the planned peak-time […]
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More Blackwall Tunnel closures as Silvertown Tunnel enters ‘final phase’
The southbound Blackwall Tunnel will be closed on two more weekends this summer to allow for works to take place on the new Silvertown Tunnel, which is due to open next year. Traffic will be unable to head south on July 20-22 and August 17-19, with Transport for London asking drivers to plan their trips […]
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Details of Blackwall and Silvertown Tunnel tolling to be revealed after election
Details of the proposed tolls for the Blackwall Tunnel and the new Silvertown Tunnel will be announced in the days after the general election, The Greenwich Wire can reveal. Transport for London will begin a consultation into the charges, which are expected to come into effect once the Silvertown Tunnel opens, which is due to […]
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Weeknight Blackwall Tunnel closures coming as Silvertown Tunnel work goes on
The Blackwall Tunnel will be closed southbound on three weeknights later this month to enable more work to take place on the Silvertown Tunnel, which opens next year. Southbound traffic will be barred from 11pm on June 25, 26 and 27. Only buses on route 108 will be able to head south, with buses being […]
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Blackwall Tunnel and DLR closures to affect Greenwich all this weekend
The southbound Blackwall Tunnel will be closed again to allow for works on the new Silvertown Tunnel – with drivers warned to plan their journeys across the Thames in advance. There have been regular closures at the crossing for the past year to allow for works on the new tunnel, which is due to open […]
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Blackwall Tunnel closure moved to avoid works on M25
Plans to close the southbound Blackwall Tunnel later this month have been postponed to avoid clashing with major works on the M25. The southbound tunnel had been due to close between March 16-18 for continuing work on the Silvertown Tunnel, which is due to open next year. But TfL has now switched the closure to […]
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Southbound Blackwall Tunnel closed this weekend – and will be shut in March and April too
Update, March 5: Story updated with new March closure dates of March 23-25. The southbound Blackwall Tunnel will be closed this weekend – with two more shutdowns coming in March and April, Transport for London has confirmed. There have been regular weekend closures of the southbound tunnel over the past year to allow for construction […]
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