TfL launches cheaper tolls for low-income Londoners

Thousands of London motorists are being given the chance to drive through the Silvertown and Blackwall tunnels for as little as 75p per trip.Drivers living in 13 east and south-east London boroughs can apply for a 50 per cent discount on the tolls – which start on April 7 – if they are on low incomes. According to the Evening Standard, […]

Update: TfL criticised for ignoring concerns on tunnel pricing

Bexley Council has condemned TfL for ignoring its concerns about tunnel charges. The council had requested a thorough assessment of the economic impact before the charges for the Silvertown and Blackwall tunnels were finalised, says This Is Local London. However, TfL approved the charges at its December board meeting with minimal changes to the original […]

April date for Silvertown Tunnel opening

Transport for London and Riverlinx Limited, the consortium designing, building, operating and maintaining the new Silvertown Tunnel, have confirmed that they are planning for the new route to open on 7 April. First announced in 2012, the near-one mile (1.4km) Silvertown Tunnel will link Newham to the Greenwich Peninsula, aimed at making journeys faster and […]

Blackwall and Silvertown tunnel tolls confirmed

It’s been confirmed car drivers will pay £4 during peak hours to use the new Silvertown tunnel and existing Blackwall tunnel crossings when the new crossing opens in the spring. The Greenwich Wire website reports Transport for London’s board signed off the charges at a meeting at City Hall, with the tolls being broadly the […]

Kent County Council raises concerns about the impact of proposed user charges at Silvertown Tunnel on Kent residents

Kent County Council (KCC) has responded to Transport for London’s (TfL) consultation for the proposed user charges for Silvertown and Blackwall tunnels, raising concerns regarding the impact on Kent residents and congestion at the Dartford crossing. While KCC supports TfL’s ambition to improve journey reliability and reduce air pollution, the potential impacts on traffic flows […]

Give Kent residents Silvertown Tunnel concessions, says Dartford MP

Dartford MP Jim Dickson is calling on Sadiq Khan n to extend his plans to offer concessions for the Silvertown Tunnel to include residents further south of the River Thames. The Labour Member of Parliament says that it’s unfair for TfL to propose a discount for people in the London boroughs near the tunnel while […]

Blackwall Tunnel weekend closure planned for further Silvertown Tunnel works

Transport for London has confirmed a weekend closure of the southbound Blackwall Tunnel on the 7-9 September is required to support the opening of the new Silvertown Tunnel. The closure is in addition to the planned southbound closure across this weekend to allow for the final road configuration to be implemented, as well as road […]

TfL sets out package of measures to support users of Silvertown and Blackwall Tunnels

TfL has set out a green and fair package of concessions and discounts to support Londoners and businesses when the Silvertown tunnel opens in 2025.   East London residents and businesses currently face chronic congestion in the area around the Blackwall Tunnel. The Victorian-era tunnel suffers from frequent closures – more than 700 times a year – which results in large […]

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