Labour’s tunnel tax will make driving an unaffordable luxury for Londoners Opinion From today, Londoners will have to pay as much as £35 to get to work via the Silvertown or Blackwall Tunnels. The message from this Labour government is clear: drive less and pay more, says Gareth Bacon MP It used to be that the family car symbolised freedom, whether that be the school run, the [...]
First new road crossing east of Tower Bridge since 1991 to open Transport and infrastructure The first new road crossing east of London’s Tower Bridge in 33 years opens on Monday. Silvertown Tunnel will connect Silvertown with Greenwich Peninsula, running under the River Thames. It is hoped the new 1.4km (0.9-mile) crossing will reduce the severe congestion around the nearby Blackwall Tunnel. But climate activists have expressed concern about the [...]
This is how much the Blackwall and new Silvertown Tunnels will cost drivers to use Transport The Silvertown Tunnel was proposed in 2012, with an eight week consultation now to get underway where locals can give their views.