The tunnelling shield was brought in for work once the ... The final construction was completed by 1842 and the Thames Tunnel was officially opened on March 25, 1843. Measuring 396m in length ...

It will run adjacent to the Blackwall Tunnel, built in the Victorian era, which takes drivers from near the O2 Arena under the River Thames to the East India Dock Road in Blackwall. The Silvertown ...

Heralded as the Eighth Wonder of the World, Marc Brunel's tunnel under the Thames opened as a public walkway in 1843.Thames Tunnel peep show, 1843 Heralded as the Eighth Wonder of the World ...

Motorists started to use the Silvertown Tunnel for the first time on Monday – with car drivers paying up to £4 to use the ...

LONDON, March 25 (Reuters) - Britain gave the green light on Tuesday to a new 10-billion-pound ($13 billion) road tunnel for the River Thames in southeast England, in its latest backing for an ...

The Lower Thames Crossing is aimed at reducing congestion on the Dartford Crossing with a new motorway-style road near Gravesend and Tilbury. It would connect the A2 and M2 in Kent to the A13 and M25 ...

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 ...

Motorists started to use the Silvertown Tunnel for the first time on Monday – with car drivers paying up to £4 to use the first new road crossing under the Thames for 58 years.The opening of the ...