TfL’s 241 bus route extended to Royal Wharf in Silvertown

TfL’s 241 bus route extended to Royal Wharf in Silvertown

Published: 1:42 PM September 27, 2022 Updated: 1:45 PM September 27, 2022 The route 241 bus route will now link the Royal Wharf development in Silvertown to destinations across London.  Before September... Read more »
Silvertown Tunnel construction begins despite opposition – South London News

Silvertown Tunnel construction begins despite opposition – South London News

By Joe Talora, Local Democracy Reporter Tunnelling work for a controversial new £2 billion river crossing has begun despite fierce opposition from locals and politicians. The Silvertown Tunnel will be the first... Read more »
Tunnelling starts on East London’s Silvertown road tunnel

Tunnelling starts on East London’s Silvertown road tunnel

After several years of work to prepare the ground, tunnelling has started on the Silvertown road tunnel linking Blackwall and North Greenwich. Due to open in 2025, it aims to reduce road... Read more »
The Silvertown Tunnel spells climate catastrophe for East London

The Silvertown Tunnel spells climate catastrophe for East London

Construction has begun on the Silvertown Tunnel, a 1.4km four-lane tunnel beneath the River Thames. Linking the Greenwich Peninsula to the region of west Silvertown in Newham, its ostensible aim is to... Read more »
London City Airport rolls out ambitious expansion plans but no mention of resurrection of Silvertown line or NYC flights

London City Airport rolls out ambitious expansion plans but no mention of resurrection of Silvertown line or NYC flights

Monday 04 July 2022 11:19 am London City Airport in East London London City Airport has published details of its proposed expansion plans backed up by a 10-week consultation process. No mention... Read more »
Greenwich becomes latest council to oppose £2billion Silvertown Tunnel – South London News

Greenwich becomes latest council to oppose £2billion Silvertown Tunnel – South London News

By Kiro Evans   Greenwich Council has become the latest council to call for the Silvertown Tunnel to be halted in another blow to the London Mayor. The South-East London local authority... Read more »
Greenwich becomes fourth London council to oppose Silvertown tunnel | London

Greenwich becomes fourth London council to oppose Silvertown tunnel | London

A fourth London council has voted to oppose a new £2bn road tunnel under the Thames in east London, putting the capital’s mayor at loggerheads with local authorities over his biggest infrastructure... Read more »
Protests across London as Sadiq Khan presses ahead with Silvertown Tunnel

Protests across London as Sadiq Khan presses ahead with Silvertown Tunnel

M ore than 100 GPs, hospital doctors and health workers on Thursday accused Sadiq Khan of planning an “assault on the health of east Londoners” by pressing ahead with the Silvertown tunnel.... Read more »

Record-breaking TBM on way to Silvertown Tunnel

The diameter of the TBM measures 11.91m – equivalent of almost three double decker buses – dwarfing other recent tunnelling machines. First machine pieces have begun to arrive on site from maker Herrenknecht’s... Read more »
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We don’t need the Silvertown toll tunnel

THE Silvertown Tunnel is a deliberate highway tunnel beneath the Thames in East London connecting Greenwich and Silvertown. The said intention is to cut back congestion by way of the Blackwall Tunnel.... Read more »