During Blackwall Tunnel closures, accidents, maintenance or restrictions you have a few options: [Vehicle Length 10m Max | 4.4m Max Height | 20mph | 2.3m Lane Width | Walking/Cycling Allowed], via North Side - 1.9 miles (3.0 km) / 5 minutes to the West, via South Side - 4.9 miles (7.9 km) / 14 minutes to the West, Vehicle Option 2: Woolwich Ferry (Free Service) - [Check Woolwich Ferry Page For Updates], Open Generally 6.10am to 8-10pm Mon-Fri | 11.30am to 7.30pm Sun, 4.7m Max Height | 3.5m Max Width | No Hazchem | Walking Via Foot Tunnel Optional, via North Side - 3.9 miles (6.2 km) / 11 minutes to the East, via South Side - 2.9 miles (4.7 km) / 7 minutes to the East, Vehicle Option 3: Dartford Crossing (Toll Crossing), [4.9m Max Height | Toll 2.00 Cars / 5 Trucks | Free 10pm to 6am | No Walking, [Cycling Allowed: Arrive at control gates and a patrol car will transport you free of charge], via North Side - 15.8 miles (25.4 km) / 26 minutes to the West, via South Side - 19.2 miles (30.9 km) / 31 minutes to the West, [Open 24hrs | 18 Tonnes Max Weight | Walking/Cycling Allowed], via North Side - 3.1 miles (5.0 km) / 9 minutes to the West, via South Side - 5.9 miles (9.5 km) / 18 minutes to the West, Tube Option 1: Blackwall DLR via Canning Town DLR to North Greenwich Station, via North Side - 0.4 miles (0.6 km) / 1 minutes to the South, via South Side - 1.3 miles (2.1 km) / 5 minutes to the East, Tube Option 2: Island Gardens DLR to Cutty Sark DLR, via North Side - 1.9 miles (3.1 km) / 5 minutes to the South West, via South Side - 2.5 miles (4.0 km) / 5 minutes to the East, [Open 24hrs (See Greenwich Council for Latest Works) | 371m Long | Bicycles Allowed | No Cars], via North Side - 2.0 miles (3.2 km) / 5 minutes to the West - [Check opening times], via South Side - 2.3 miles (3.7 km) / 5 minutes to the West - [Check opening times], *Travel time estimated using standard car speeds at low traffic volumes, *To estimate walking time instead of drive time - work on 3 mph at good pace, *The only bus route through the tunnel is the 108 from Stratford to Lewisham, London Traffic UK | All Rights Reserved |. While the original project only built one tunnel, the original proposal contained three tunnels. Traffic Incidents [Breakdown] - [A12] Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach (Northbound) at the junction of Payne Road - All lanes are clear following the recovery of a broken down vehicle. Is there a height restriction for the Blackwall Tunnel? However, the tunnels are regularly closed for routine maintenance works, with these works usually happening at quieter times such as overnight or over the weekend. But when he came out the other side, he looked back to find the hitchhiker was gone. Sneery press reports from the official opening on 22 May describe 'lowly' East End residents coming out from their 'humble dwellings', waving their 'primitive' banners, as the-then Prince of Wales declared London's latest marvel open. (#298541), Works [TfL] - [A102] Blackwall Tunnel (SE10) (Southbound) - Closed between approximately 01:00 and 08:00 during overnight tunnel maintenance most Sunday mornings, apart from Bank Holiday weekends and the weekends of the London Marathon, Ride London and London Triathlon. - (#298012), Blackwall Tunnel: Traffic Cameras - North Side, Blackwall Tunnel: Traffic Cameras - South Side, Northbound (West Bore):Height 4.00 meters max & Lane Width 2.00 meters wide, Southbound (East Bore):Height 4.72 meters max & Lane Width 2.00 meters wide. ", Another wrote: "Enviro-idiots have shut down four corners of London by blocking the Blackwall Tunnel, Hanger Lane, Wandsworth Bridge and Arnos Grove while police officers idly stand by - just 24 hours after Ministers threatened six-month jail terms for protesters. [11], The southern entrance gateway to the tunnel, also known as Southern Tunnel House, was designed by LCC architect Thomas Blashill and was built just before the tunnel was completed. Everything you need to know about the Blackwall Tunnel. The northern portal lies just south of the East India Dock Road (A13) in Blackwall[a]; the southern entrances are just south of The O2 on the Greenwich Peninsula. The new link, which could be open as early as 2024, would connect the Royal Docks north of the river to North Greenwich in the south, linking up near the southern entrance of the Blackwall Tunnel. 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You can opt-out at any time by signing in to your account to manage your preferences. Relevance is automatically assessed so some headlines not qualifying as Blackwall Tunnel news might appear - please feel free . The Blackwall Tunnel is actually two separate tunnels that travel beneath the Thames in east London one tunnel for southbound traffic and the other for northbound traffic. Hanger Lane, in Ealing, was affected this morning as well. (#177443) Long Term Update 2023-02-26 07:17:28 Work resumes Sunday 5th March. Hopefully motorists will start taking their own form of action as the police are doing nothing about these despicable people. Want more useful content like this sent straight to your inbox? The Blackwall Tunnel is still facing delays after protesters blocked the busy road this morning. (#298683), Works [Utility] - [A202] Vauxhall Bridge Road (Southbound) at the junction of [A202] Neathouse Place - Lane one (of two) closed to facilitate O2 works. Certainly you wouldn't expect such jubilant scenes if our Prince of Wales opens the Silvertown Tunnel a few years from now. But that doesn't matter because those tunnels are filled with cameras to make sure traffic is moving and to catch anyone disrupting (e.g. I just love the repetitive threads that state the OP put their foot down too much but needs their licence. One tunnel is used for traffic heading south, and the other is for traffic heading north. Due to its sharp turns with restricted headroom, high-sided vehicles can only use the left-hand lane of the western tunnel, so it was not possible to reverse the tidal flow in the evening. [52] To try to prevent closures of this nature, an LED noticeboard was set up in the northbound approach, counting the number of breakdowns and accidents per month occurring inside the tunnel. The nearest vehicular river crossings to the Blackwall Tunnel are the Rotherhithe Tunnel two miles to the west and the Woolwich Ferry two miles to the east, although the ferry does not run overnight. [36] Pedestrians have been banned from using the Blackwall Tunnels since May 1969. Following the cancellation of the Thames Gateway Bridge in 2008, a new crossing from the Greenwich Peninsula to Silvertownthe Silvertown Tunnelwas proposed by TfL. Once upon a time, there was only one Blackwall Tunnel. Trucks CHECK your vehicle HEIGHT or you will be DIVERTED. A statement by Tower Hamlets police said: "**WARNING** Due to an ongoing incident we have had to close the Blackwall Tunnel, both directions, please avoid the area. ), Driving through today, you might see little but a utilitarian, slightly grim, tunnel getting you from Greenwich to Tower Hamlets (or vice versa). [15][50] In 2010, the northbound tunnel was refurbished in order to meet current safety standards. The northbound carriageway remains closed. No, theres currently no toll for the Blackwall Tunnel. (#297486), Works [Other] - [A12] Colchester Road (Both directions) at the junction of [M25] Junction 28 - Various restrictions during a National Highways junction improvement scheme. RAC Motoring Services and RAC Financial Services Limited are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in respect of insurance mediation activities. Again, houses had to be demolished, and lives uprooted, as documented in Christopher Fowler's novel, Paperboy. I'm not sure but I'm hoping not because I got my license 15 months ago. According to traffic tracker Inrix long queues at the ferry terminals are currently stretching back into Woolwich on the south side of the river. We are adding extra vehicles to alleviate the pressures of any current services running.. Following a public inquiry, the government approved the proposal in May 2018,[56] and the contract to build the tunnel was awarded in November 2019. The incident has happened in the Blackwall Tunnel, closing the important Thames road crossing in both directions this afternoon. The University of Greenwich inter-campus bus services warned students of delays. Part of a major East London road was shut this afternoon (Thursday, January 19). In the late 1960s, proposals were made to connect the tunnel with a free-flow, grade-separated motorway system as part of the London Ringways project. 11:54 Rafi Mauro-Benady The number of protestors is rapidly decreasing Only three protestors remain on the road heading towards the Blackwall Tunnel. Read our, {{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}}. [40] The congestion is not limited to weekday rush hours. [13] In April 1986, the tunnel became part of the UK trunk road network. London Fire Brigade and London Ambulance Service are also in attendance at the scene. She told MyLondon: "Im stuck six cars from the closure, no idea what's happening. The Blackwall Tunnel has a height restriction of 4m (13'0) northbound, 4.7m (15'6) southbound, so ensure that your vehicle can safely navigate the tunnel before making your journey. The northern portal lies just south of the East India Dock Road in Blackwall[a]; the southern entrances are just south of The O2 on the Greenwich Peninsula. The northbound carriageway between Greenwich and Poplar was severely delayed with queues tailing back to Eltham tunnel for the A2. It was originally commissioned by the Metropolitan Board of Works but, just before the contract was due to start, responsibility passed to the London County Council (LCC) when the former body was abolished in 1889 and Bazalgette's work on the tunnel ended. 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The total cost of the tunnel was 1.4 M[11] and 800 men were employed in its construction,[8] during which seven deaths were recorded. Vehicles over the weight limit are to follow the signed diversion. Instead, the Silvertown Tunnel a vast twin bore tunnel swerving from North Greenwich to the. The third tunnel never made it off the drawing board due to logistic issues, but the idea of a new Thames crossing in east London has been discussed for many years, with plans approved in May 2018 for the Silvertown Tunnel. Melissa Sigodo, our reporter on the ground, has overheard a construction worker saying "the boss is asking why we havent done much work today.". Another change that came to the tunnels over time was banning all but motor traffic. If youve ever driven through the Blackwall Tunnel, youll notice that the tunnel has several sharp bends so it could align with Northumberland Wharf to the north and Ordnance Wharf to the south, as well as avoiding a nearby sewer. There is often congestion with tailbacks at the weekends, especially on Sunday evenings. Traffic continues to be gridlocked due to the closure of the Blackwall tunnel, made worse by a second tunnel closure for unrelated reasons. [51] The tunnel was only closed six full weekends instead of the planned ten. Traffic is diverted the slip-roads and roundabout. [43] The ending of the counterflow system has brought protests from users of the tunnel and those experiencing increased congestion due to the change. Insulate Britain protesters have been confronted by angry drivers as the group blocked more roads in London. 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