Did you know you can walk right under the River Thames in Greenwich? Tucked away in plain sight, the Greenwich foot tunnel ...
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 ...
After 10 years of construction work, the last of the 21 connections of the Thames Tideway Tunnel was made to the city's Victorian sewage system. The 16-mile (25km) pipe will divert 34 of the most ...
An incredible £4.5 billion tunnel stretches underneath London and you probably had no idea it was there. The Thames Tideway Tunnel is a deep-level ‘super sewer’ that spans 15 miles from Acton ...
Opened in 1996, the Thames Path National Trail weaves with the river, from its source near Kemble (an often-dry patch in a field) to the Woolwich foot tunnel. To walk the whole route is a lengthy ...
Cyclists will be able to use a shuttle service when using a new £2.2bn tunnel under the River Thames when it opens next month, Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed. Opening on 7 April ...
Plans to upgrade a major tunnel under the Thames, which is used for vital electricity infrastructure between Kent and Essex, have been approved. The Grain to Tilbury project forms part of a ...
This is because the shuttle service can only be used by people with a bike – and not by “foot” passengers ... The £2.2bn road tunnel under the Thames was given the go-ahead by London ...
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 ...
The Thames Tideway Tunnel, to give it its official but less-fun name, is 25km long, stretching from Acton through the city to Abbey Mills (near Stratford) where it connects with the Lee Tunnel.
The Thames Tideway Tunnel's first four sites are in use, reducing sewage pollution in the river. The new "super sewer" aims to stop sewage flowing into the River Thames but adds £25 a year to bills.