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Thames Tunnel project to be referred to Infrastructure Planning Commission
Environment secretary Hilary Benn has confirmed that Thames Water’s 32km long Thames Tunnel will be directed to the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) to speed up the planning process.
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£190M Beckton upgrade to start
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Morgan Est/Vinci/Bachy partnership wins £400M Lee Tunnel contract
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Ofwat lowers industry price limits, but says Tideway Tunnels will go ahead
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Ground investigation work on London Tideway Tunnels gets underway
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Construction progress boosts business confidence
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Tideway Tunnel first contract bidders confirmed
Progress reports
Crunch time for London Tideway
Thames Water has pressed the case for its £2bn London Tideway Tunnels project ahead of Friday’s draft price determination from water regulator Ofwat.
NCE exclusives
MVB scoops £600M Lee job
The London Tideway Tunnels project is finally set to get underway after Thames Water awarded its first major construction contract to the MVB consortium last month.
Features
Viewpoint: Out of the shadows into the spotlight
Long in the shadows of public consciousness, London Tideway Tunnels are finally emerging into the spotlight, says head of London Tideway Tunnels Phil Stride
Thames Rescue
Billed as the largest water infrastructure project in the northern hemisphere, the London Tideway Tunnels aim to massively reduce sewage discharge into the rivers Thames and Lee. Alexandra Wynne talks to the man in charge of delivery.
Martin's blog: sewer flooding is a major issue
My view is that a good deal of underground drainage systems are going to be severely challenged in future if UK is now to experience frequent intense rainfall as we have seen recently.Martin Knights is president of the International Tunnelling Association
Facts and figures
London Tideway Tunnels
- Original cost: £2bn
- Latest cost: £2bn
- Start date: planning applications expected for 2011, with the build proposed to happen between 2012 and 2020
- Opening date: 2020
- Main companies involved: Four bidders – Murphy/Hochtief, Morgan Est/Vinci, Bachy/FCC and Laing/Impregilo – are in the running
