The final section of a £1 billion tunnel has been completed under south London, when a tunnel boring machine (TBM) emerged into the Eltham substation. TBM breakthrough (c) National Grid The 11km... Read more »
London motorists have long felt under fire. And that’s no surprise: driving around the capital under Mayor Sadiq Khan is an increasingly expensive and stressful endeavour. The Congestion Charge, introduced in 2003, was... Read more »
TfL has announced that the currently free Blackwall Tunnel will soon have a toll fee in the next couple of years. The Blackwall Tunnell comprises two road tunnels that travel beneath the... Read more »
Network Rail is proposing to adapt the line from Folkestone to Wembley in north London, via Ashford and Maidstone in Kent, at a surprisingly low cost of ten million pounds. The goal... Read more »
The secondary lining on the 7km western section of London’s super sewer has been completed, marking a significant milestone for the Tideway project. The secondary lining works in the western section started... Read more »
Rollie at NLCOP STOP HS2’s occupation of Euston Square Gardens in January 2019 was one of the most audacious protests I can remember. The campaigners lived during a freezing January month in... Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Dorothy, HS2’s whopping 2000-tonne custom-made tunnel boring machine, has completed her first tunnel breakthrough along the London to Birmingham route this is the first of 64 miles of intricate tunnels set... Read more »
