Cyclists riding through the Greenwich Foot Tunnel could face “substantial” fines if an agreement can be reached with Tower Hamlets, Greenwich councillors have been told. Dangerous riding through the tunnel has irritated users for years – and has been a source of friction between the two boroughs on opposite sides of the Thames. Cycling in […]
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Councils to talk about future of Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels
Greenwich, Tower Hamlets and Newham councils are to hold discussions on the future of their foot tunnels that cross the Thames, which have been blighted by lift problems for more than a decade. The Woolwich Foot Tunnel lifts have been out of service for months while the lifts at Greenwich remain unreliable, despite recent work […]
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Legal cycling in Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels moves a step closer after council vote
The prospect of cycling being formally allowed in Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels moved a step closer last night after Greenwich councillors unanimously backed plans to change the bye-laws governing the river crossings. Cycling has always been officially banned in the tunnels, although the rules stopped being enforced after Greenwich Council, which controls the crossings, […]
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Greenwich and Woolwich Foot Tunnels report released
Late to the party with this (see the News Shopper’s coverage) but in case you haven’t seen already, the independent report into the messed-up refurbishent of Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels has been released by Greenwich Council ahead of a cabinet meeting this Wednesday. As expected, there’s criticism for Greenwich Council’s oversight of the scheme, […]
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‘We’ve had enough’: Foot tunnels’ friends fight back
In case you haven’t seen this elsewhere, a friends group is being set up for the Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels, badly damaged by a botched Greenwich Council attempt to refurbish them. For more than a century the people of London have crossed the River Thames through foot tunnels at Greenwich and Woolwich which owe […]
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City Hall asked to probe Greenwich Council foot tunnels fiasco
City Hall officials have been asked to investigate the handling of Greenwich Council’s botched £11.5m redevelopment of the Greenwich and Woolwich Foot Tunnels, where work has been stalled for over a year. Greenwich & Lewisham assembly member Len Duvall has referred the matter to auditors at the Greater London Authority to establish what went wrong […]
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