The RiverLinx consortium signs the contract to manage the Silvertown tunnel in London

Reach financial closure

This contract with Transport for London is the largest investment in roads in this area of ​​London in the last 30 years.

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The consortium RiverLinx - formed by Cintra, Aberdeen Standard, BAM PPP, PGGM, Macquarie Capital and SK E&C - and Transport for London (TfL) have reached financial closure of the tunnel project Silvertown, in the east of London.

 

The signing of the contract for the design, construction, financing, operation and maintenance will allow the OUTDOORS construction integrated by BAM Nuttall (including the company Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau), Ferrovial Agroman and SK E&C advance in the selection of subcontractors and suppliers who will participate in the development of the project. This will provide key infrastructure to be prepared for future population growth. London and improve traffic congestion and air quality around the tunnel. Blackwall.

 

 

 

Opening in 2025, the tunnel will serve future growth in this area of ​​London and minimize increasing delays in the 122-year-old Blackwall Tunnel

 

 

 

Silvertown It will be the largest road tunnel in United Kingdom which includes bus lanes in both directions, which will improve public transport links across the river. At peak times, 37 buses an hour will use the tunnel in each direction, in addition to the 6 buses that cross the tunnel. Blackwall currently. This will mean an increase of between 10% and 30% in public transport trips. The buses are expected to be zero-emission and will respond to the growing demand for transportation in Greenwich, Newham and Tower Hamlets.

 

In the last 30 years, eastern London, both south and north of the river, has seen its population grow significantly without major investments in road infrastructure in the area. The population is expected to increase further, increasing pressure on the tunnel. Blackwall.

 

The new tunnel will provide greater resilience to transport links north and south of the river, reducing the number of traffic jams and emissions produced by traffic delays. TfL estimates that improving congestion in and around Blackwall will reduce journey times.