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Home > TfL confirms Silvertown Tunnel award to Riverlinx Consortium

TfL confirms Silvertown Tunnel award to Riverlinx Consortium

Tris Thomas

Written by Tris Thomas on 26/11/2019 in News

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Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed that the Riverlinx consortium is appointed to design, build, finance and maintain the 1.4km long, $1.4bn Silvertown Tunnel. This 12.3m excavation diameter twin-bore road tunnels under the Thames in east London will link the Greenwich Peninsula and Silvertown. Construction could begin in 2020, with the new tunnel expected to open from 2025.

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The Riverlinx consortium is made up of Aberdeen Standard Investments, BAM PPP PGGM, Cintra, Macquarie Capital and SK Engineering & Construction.

Since TfL attained permission for the tunnel in May 2018 the project has been stalled due to opposition from local landowners, and a legal challenge from the reserve bidder which questioned the procurement process.

Current designs see the TBM bored tunnels feature a 450mm thick pre-cast segmental lining, with a 275mm secondary cast in-place concrete lining.

Silverlink Tunnel Timeline

April 2016: We applied to the Secretary of State for Transport for the DCO

2016-2017: Hearing and examination process

May 2018: DCO given the go ahead by the DfT

February-October 2018: Ground and river survey work

Spring 2019: Preferred contractor announced

Autumn 2019: Contract awarded

2019/2020: Construction begins

2025: Earliest opening date of the new tunnel

 

 

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  1. Benoit Jones says:
    18/03/2020 at 5:26 pm

    What kind of TBM will be used?

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