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Greenwich Council leader rejected cross-borough alliance to stop Silvertown Tunnel

A last-ditch attempt by Hackney Council to suspend the contentious Silvertown Tunnel was rejected by Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe, documents released under the Freedom of Information Act to the Local Democracy Reporting Service reveal. Correspondence released by Greenwich Council begins with a letter written at 2am on 24 October urging London mayor Sadiq Khan […]

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TfL to push on with Silvertown Tunnel after legal block lifted

Transport for London has announced it will proceed with arrangements for the construction of the controversial Silvertown Tunnel “as soon as possible” following the lifting of suspensions on the process. The transport network had been blocked from awarding the contract to build and operate the £1 billion project to the Riverlinx consortium after a rival […]

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