The southbound Blackwall Tunnel will be closed on four more weekends in the coming weeks as work continues to build the adjacent Silvertown Tunnel. Northbound traffic will not be affected, but buses on route 108 will be split into two sections in both directions — Lewisham to North Greenwich and Canning Town to Stratford — […]
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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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Cycle-only days could make Greenwich love the Silvertown Tunnel, councillor says
A Greenwich councillor has proposed that the new Silvertown Tunnel be opened to cyclists on a few weekends each year. Rowshan Hannan, who represents East Greenwich for Labour, suggested that having car-free weekends would boost support for the tunnel, which has been opposed by environmental groups since the current plans were proposed 12 years ago. […]
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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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More Blackwall Tunnel closures coming as Silvertown Tunnel noise barrier plans confirmed
More weekend closures of the southbound Blackwall Tunnel are coming up as work continues on the Silvertown Tunnel, which is due to open next year. The company building the new tunnel, Riverlinx, is installing drainage beneath the road and new gantries above it. Closures are planned for January 13-15 and 20-22 as well as February […]
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Scrap Silvertown Tunnel tolls for Greenwich residents, local Tories demand
Greenwich borough residents should be exempted from the new tolls for the Blackwall and Silvertown Tunnels, two Conservative councillors have declared. Drivers will be charged a toll for both crossings when the Silvertown Tunnel opens in 2025 as part of plans approved by the government seven years ago. The charge is in place to pay […]
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Blackwall Tunnel toll is needed to stop gridlock, Greenwich Council leader says
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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