Silvertown Tunnel
Tunnel under construction below the Thames between Sivertown and North Greenwich / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Silvertown Tunnel?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
The Silvertown Tunnel is a road tunnel under construction beneath the River Thames between the Greenwich Peninsula and west Silvertown.
Overview | |
---|---|
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.[1] 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[2] but a shuttle bus is being considered for cyclists. All future bus routes that will use the tunnel will be zero emission.[3]