Silvertown Tunnel
Tunnel under construction below the Thames between Sivertown and North Greenwich / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Silvertown Tunnel is a road tunnel under construction beneath the River Thames between the Greenwich Peninsula and west Silvertown.
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Location | Silvertown / Greenwich Peninsula |
Coordinates | 51°30′17″N 00°00′29″E |
Status | Boring complete |
Route | A1020 |
Crosses | River Thames |
Start | London Borough of Newham |
End | Royal Borough of Greenwich |
Operation | |
Owner | Transport for London |
Operator | Riverlinx |
Traffic | Automotive |
Character | Twin-tube |
Technical | |
Length | 1.4 km (0.87 miles) |
No. of lanes | 2 lanes per tunnel |
Width | 10.66 metres (35.0 ft) (internal) |
Cross passages | 8 |
Route map | |
It is being promoted by Transport for London and will be delivered through a design, build, finance and maintain contract by the Riverlinx consortium. The tunnel is intended to reduce congestion through the Blackwall Tunnel and both tunnels will be tolled when it opens in 2025. The contract for construction was awarded in November 2019.
The tunnel will include dedicated lanes for heavy goods vehicles and buses. There will be no pedestrian or cycle access[1][failed verification] but a shuttle bus is being considered for cyclists. All future bus routes that will use the tunnel will be zero emission.[2][failed verification]