Reminder: Weekend closure of southbound traffic through Blackwall Tunnel 8-10 July
Saturday 08 July 00:01hrs until Monday 10 July 05:00hrs
Blackwall Tunnel will be closed to southbound traffic, through to the junction with Blackwall Lane
A102 northbound carriageway will remain open but diverted through the southbound Blackwall tunnel.
Further to the press release issued on 15 June 2023, we would like to remind you that this coming weekend (8-10 July) our contractors Riverlinx will be undertaking ducting and surface water drainage works on the A102 and access through the Blackwall Tunnel will be impacted. This weekend closure of the southbound tunnel is to provide surface water drainage of the new road layout which will be tied into the existing drainage system around the Greenwich Peninsula. We are also using the closure to divert utilities underneath the A102 to enable the new road layout for the Silvertown Tunnel to be constructed without disrupting these services.
As with the earlier closure in June, the Blackwall Tunnel will be closed for southbound traffic and traffic will be required to take alternative routes. Northbound traffic through the Blackwall Tunnel will not be affected as traffic will be diverted through the southbound tunnel, but drivers are advised to seek alternative routes where possible across the weekend to avoid any additional delays.
Drivers of HGVs, as well as vans more than two metres in height or weighing more than two tonnes, are advised to consider routes away from central London across the weekend where possible. To help reduce the burden on other river crossings, the Woolwich Ferry will operate a special service every 15/20 minutes across the weekend between 08:00 and 19:00.
In addition, the route 108, the only bus route which operates through the Blackwall Tunnel, will be split, with services terminating at Canning Town station and North Greenwich, with alternative arrangements put in place on Sunday night into Monday morning. Customers are advised to then change onto the Jubilee line to cross the river to complete their journeys. The Mayor’s Hopper fare will mean that customers won’t be charged for any additional bus journeys on the other side of the river, and we will also ensure that customers of the route 108 bus using the Jubilee line as part of their journey over the weekend will avoid being charged for the Tube section of their journey. From midnight on Sunday 9 July, northbound buses will return to their normal route and southbound buses will be diverted via Tower Bridge until the tunnel is re-opened to southbound traffic on Monday 10 July.
To help inform drivers, additional variable messaging signs have been placed on the main roads approaching the Blackwall Tunnel. We are also working with third party app providers such as Waze to help ensure drivers who regularly use the Blackwall Tunnel are alerted to the southbound closure and that the closure is shown in any route-planning.
For the latest on how roads are running, please visit: https://tfl.gov.uk/traffic/status/
For information on the progress on the Silvertown Tunnel, please see: https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/improvements-and-projects/silvertown-tunnel and https://www.riverlinx.co.uk/