Transport for London is not ruling out a further delay to the Silvertown Tunnel, but says its financial problems will not affect the building of the new link. TfL awarded a £1 billion contract to the Riverlinx consortium in November to build and operate the controversial tunnel between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, feeding […]
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Stop Silvertown Tunnel, West Ham MP pleads in Parliament
The MP who represents the area where the Silvertown Tunnel’s northern exit will be has sharply criticised mayor Sadiq Khan’s plans for the new road, branding it a “dirty investment”. West Ham MP Lyn Brown added that politicians needed to make “green investments now” to avoid a “climate disaster”. The comments came during a Westminster Hall debate […]
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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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Sadiq Khan sends the diggers in as Silvertown Tunnel contracts signed
The controversial £1bn Silvertown Tunnel will finally go ahead after Transport for London signed a contract to build and operate the new road between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, it was confirmed this morning. TfL insists the new road, which is due to open in 2025, will “virtually eliminate” congestion around the Blackwall Tunnel. […]
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We won’t back Silvertown Tunnel judicial review, Greenwich Council leader says
Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe will not commit the council to a judicial review of the Silvertown Tunnel scheme, two weeks after writing to the mayor of London to ask Sadiq Khan to review his controversial plans for a new road tunnel. Plans for the tunnel between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, which is […]
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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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Halt Silvertown Tunnel, Greenwich Council leader tells Sadiq Khan
Greenwich’s Labour councillors have called on Sadiq Khan to halt the Silvertown Tunnel project for a review, after a second behind-closed-doors meeting on the issue in eight days was held on Monday night. Councillors agreed unanimously to pass a motion demanding work on the £1bn new road between the Greenwich Peninsula and Royal Docks – […]
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Khan’s deputy dodges protest as Greenwich Labour wobbles over Silvertown Tunnel
Sadiq Khan’s deputy mayor for transport avoided a confrontation with demonstrators on Monday as Greenwich Labour councillors discussed their backing for the controversial Silvertown Tunnel at Woolwich Town Hall. Heidi Alexander came to address Labour councillors at a stormy private meeting of Greenwich Council’s ruling group, which is coming under increasing pressure to withdraw its […]
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