Have your say on the Silvertown Tunnel scheme
Discussion
https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/rivercrossings/si...
Over the next 15 years London will grow at the fastest rate since before World War II. An estimated 10 million people are expected to live here by 2030. With this growth comes increased pressure on existing infrastructure, services and connections to move people and goods.
East London will see the biggest increase in population, housing and employment. Yet the current situation is that – unlike in west London – communities in the east are divided by the River Thames.
Over the last 25 years we have invested heavily in new public transport services to link communities in the east. The river has been crossed five times between Rotherhithe and Woolwich by new railway lines. These new services have supported significant new developments, for example at Canary Wharf. We will continue to invest in new public transport services so that as many trips as possible can be made by train, bus, cycle and on foot.
However the scale of the growth expected to take place in east London in the coming years requires that we invest in all modes, including our highway network. Over the coming 20 years we consider that a package of new highway river crossings will be required, most particularly in east London.
The Silvertown Tunnel will reduce congestion at the Blackwall Tunnel, improve the resilience of the surrounding road network and support economic and population growth. In recognition of the importance of the project, it has been designated a ‘Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project’.
We will continue our work to develop new river crossings for east London, including with new river crossings at Gallions Reach and Belvedere, to the east of the Silvertown Tunnel. We will hold a consultation on our plans for new crossings at Gallions Reach and Belvedere at the end of November.
The closing date for comments is 29 November 2015.
Over the next 15 years London will grow at the fastest rate since before World War II. An estimated 10 million people are expected to live here by 2030. With this growth comes increased pressure on existing infrastructure, services and connections to move people and goods.
East London will see the biggest increase in population, housing and employment. Yet the current situation is that – unlike in west London – communities in the east are divided by the River Thames.
Over the last 25 years we have invested heavily in new public transport services to link communities in the east. The river has been crossed five times between Rotherhithe and Woolwich by new railway lines. These new services have supported significant new developments, for example at Canary Wharf. We will continue to invest in new public transport services so that as many trips as possible can be made by train, bus, cycle and on foot.
However the scale of the growth expected to take place in east London in the coming years requires that we invest in all modes, including our highway network. Over the coming 20 years we consider that a package of new highway river crossings will be required, most particularly in east London.
The Silvertown Tunnel will reduce congestion at the Blackwall Tunnel, improve the resilience of the surrounding road network and support economic and population growth. In recognition of the importance of the project, it has been designated a ‘Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project’.
We will continue our work to develop new river crossings for east London, including with new river crossings at Gallions Reach and Belvedere, to the east of the Silvertown Tunnel. We will hold a consultation on our plans for new crossings at Gallions Reach and Belvedere at the end of November.
The closing date for comments is 29 November 2015.
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