Urgent calls have been made for a second crossing over the River Thames after traffic chaos at Dartford, labelled the UK’s ...

Free London buses announced for first year of Silvertown Tunnel opening - The number of buses able to cross the Thames per ...

The Silvertown Tunnel, London’s first sub-Thames road tunnel in 30 years, was announced way back in 2012. Construction began ...

The Thames then was an open sewer as the drainage system in London was primitive or non-existent. The tunnel flooded regularly and men died. Work was abandoned for seven years; it finally opened ...

The tunnel is wide enough to fit three buses side by side. After eight years in the making, London's £5bn super sewer has been completed. Known officially as the Thames Tideway Tunnel ...

Sir Sadiq Khan has said Londoners should be “incredibly proud” of the soon-to-open Silvertown Tunnel, dubbing it a “great piece ...

Heralded as the Eighth Wonder of the World, Marc Brunel's tunnel under the Thames opened as a public walkway in 1843.Thames Tunnel peep show, 1843 Heralded as the Eighth Wonder of the World ...

At best, the Silvertown tunnel it will be a “non-story” for the many Londoners who rarely drive in the city, or never venture to that part of east/south-east London. But at worst it will go down as an ...

It is the only river crossing east of London – compared to 16 crossings between the Blackwall Tunnel and west London. Jim Dickson, the Labour MP for Dartford, has called for the Lower Thames ...

Thames Water has unveiled plans to launch an additional four-week consultation round on amendments to its proposed Thames Tunnel project. London businesses must be encouraged to reduce water ...

Designed to handle storm overflows, the Thames Tideway Tunnel opened its gates today, capturing 589,000 cubic metres of sewage within 24 hours during heavy rainfall in September. The 25km ‘super ...