Scrapping planned tolls on the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels would bring gridlock to Greenwich, council leader Anthony Okereke has said – criticising Conservative campaigns against tolls. Tory MP Louie French, who represents Old Bexley & Sidcup, has launched a campaign to abandon plans to charge for the Blackwall Tunnel when its £2bn neighbour opens in […]
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Another Blackwall Tunnel closure coming as Silvertown Tunnel flyover finished
The southbound Blackwall Tunnel will be closed again between October 21-23 as work continues on building the £2bn Silvertown Tunnel next to it. A new flyover carrying traffic over the Silvertown Tunnel entrance came into operation on Monday morning, with drivers leaving the southbound Blackwall Tunnel veering left to use the new section of road. […]
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Tory MP’s Blackwall Tunnel toll petition threatens Greenwich with gridlock
Updated story: A Tory MP has launched a petition to scrap planned tolls on the Blackwall Tunnel – a move that would risk swamping Greenwich with traffic and could send Transport for London’s finances into further turmoil. Louie French, the MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup, claimed the toll – which was approved in 2018 […]
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Blackwall Tunnel closed again this weekend for more Silvertown Tunnel work
The southbound Blackwall Tunnel will be closed this weekend, Transport for London has confirmed, so utility work can be carried out on the new Silvertown Tunnel. TfL will close the tunnel, from Poplar to the Greenwich Peninsula, from 00.01 on Saturday July 8 to 05.00 on Monday July 10, with drivers needing to find alternative […]
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Southbound Blackwall Tunnel to be closed this Sunday for fire safety works
The southbound Blackwall Tunnel will be closed all day on Sunday so major repairs can be carried out to fire safety equipment. Traffic will be diverted away from the tunnel between 00.01 on Sunday and 05.00 next Monday while crews install a new heat detection system above the carriageway. There will also be three overnight […]
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Route 108 set for bigger buses and switch to Olympic Park
Greenwich, Blackheath and Lewisham could soon have a direct bus link to the Olympic Park under plans revealed by Transport for London today. The 108 service through the Blackwall Tunnel would have its route altered north of the river so it runs via Stratford City bus station, beside the Westfield shopping centre, to Stratford International […]
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Tunnel Refineries to go out with a whimper, not a bang
A bit of excitement a couple of weeks ago as news reached 853 Towers of a “controlled explosion in Tunnel Avenue”. Not that anyone locally had been told, but Canary Wharf workers had been informed in case they thought the worst. Two and two were put together, and it seemed as if the silos at […]
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