A group of Greenwich Labour councillors are objecting to their council’s legal deal with Transport for London over its proposed Silvertown Tunnel – a week before Transport Secretary Chris Grayling is due to approve or reject the scheme. A decision on the £1 billion road tunnel, due to run between the Greenwich Peninsula and Royal […]
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I’ll defy leadership on ‘toxic’ Greenwich cruise port and Silvertown Tunnel, Labour candidate pledges
Labour candidate Leo Fletcher pledged to defy his council’s leadership last night and vote against plans for the Silvertown Tunnel and London City Cruise Port. Fletcher, who is standing in Blackheath Westcombe ward for 3 May’s Greenwich Council election, told the audience at the Westcombe Society’s hustings: “If I feel strongly about something, I will […]
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Silvertown Tunnel: Government asks TfL to look again at air quality
Transport for London has been asked to reassess the air quality impact of its proposed Silvertown Tunnel after the Department for Transport delayed making a decision on the controversial new road for another six months. A decision had been expected on the planned link between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks in October, following a […]
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Khan cycling cuts mean Woolwich Road flyover becomes Silvertown Tunnel sticking point
Cuts made by mayor Sadiq Khan to London’s cycling programmes mean the Woolwich Road flyover in east Greenwich has become a late sticking point in the planning process for the controversial Silvertown Tunnel. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling will announce within the next seven weeks whether or not he will give permission for the new road, […]
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Sadiq Khan waters down Silvertown Tunnel tolls – putting air quality at risk
London mayor Sadiq Khan has watered down plans to toll his proposed Silvertown Tunnel by offering residents on low incomes discounts on using the new road – putting at risk the traffic modelling the scheme depends on to work. Transport for London plans to toll both the existing Blackwall Tunnel and the planned Silvertown Tunnel, […]
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Sadiq Khan backed Silvertown Tunnel five weeks after election – despite promising ‘joined-up review’
London mayor Sadiq Khan agreed to continue with Boris Johnson’s plans to build the controversial Silvertown Tunnel within weeks of taking office, despite promising a “proper joined-up review” into the project while standing for election. Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act reveal that Khan backed the tunnel after receiving a briefing from Transport […]
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Bye bye busway: Dual carriageway for Greenwich Millennium Village
The busway that links Greenwich Millennium Village and North Greenwich station is set to be ripped out and replaced with a dual carriageway, under plans unveiled by Transport for London and Greenwich Council today. A consultation has been launched into the scheme, which will also see new bus stops installed by the Pilot pub. It […]
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Sadiq Khan sides with Enderby Wharf campaigners in clean air battle with Greenwich Council
Labour’s mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan has backed campaigners who are taking Greenwich Council to court over the planned Enderby Wharf cruise liner terminal. Khan has issued a statement of support backing the East Greenwich Residents’ Association, which is crowdfunding a legal action against the council’s decision to allow the terminal to permit ships to use […]
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