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 »
Campaigners “fury” over tree loss in Silvertown Tunnel plans – South London News

Campaigners “fury” over tree loss in Silvertown Tunnel plans – South London News

By Joe Talora, Native Democracy Reporter Campaigners who oppose the Silvertown Tunnel say there’s “fury boiling over” after plans together with the felling of greater than 100 bushes had been swiftly withdrawn.... Read more »