- The Rotherhithe Tunnel will be fully closed for five days and nights from 10:00 on 11 January to 05:00 on 16 January to repair the fire safety system
- Alternative routes will be in place via the Blackwall Tunnel and Tower Bridge
Transport for London (TfL) will be carrying out critical repairs to the Rotherhithe Tunnel’s fire safety system, which require a five-day closure between 10:00 on Monday 11 January and 05:00 on Saturday 16 January 2021.
The tunnel will also close to people walking and cycling during this time.
TfL regularly inspects and maintains its tunnels to ensure that they are safe to use. Repairs to the tunnel’s fire water main are needed now to ensure that the tunnel’s hydrants work properly in the event of a fire. A full closure of the tunnel is required to safely complete these repairs.
Alternative routes will be in place via the Blackwall Tunnel and Tower Bridge during the closure. The current size and weight restrictions, which prohibit vehicles more than two metres high, two metres wide or goods vehicles weighing more than two tonnes from entering the tunnel, remain in place and will continue to remain in place after the closure.
Glynn Barton, TfL’s Director of Network Management, said:
“Safety is our top priority, and this urgent five-day closure of the Rotherhithe Tunnel is essential to ensure the tunnel remains safe for people to use. I’d like to ask people in the area who need to travel to plan ahead for their journeys and continue to follow the vital safety restrictions which remain in place at the tunnel.”
The City of London Corporation will also be carrying out essential works on Southwark Bridge, which will result in a full southbound closure of the crossing between 11 January and 22 February.
Traffic will be diverted via Upper Thames Street, Puddle Dock, Queen Victoria Street, Blackfriars Bridge, Blackfriars Road and Southwark Street.
Since February 2019, enforcement of the weight restriction in the Rotherhithe Tunnel has been carried out by cameras and people driving prohibited vehicles through the tunnel can receive a fine of up to £130 for each journey they make through the tunnel.
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TAXI LEAKS EXTRA BIT TfL UPDATE
Although I managed to find the answers to my questions myself, I still haven’t received any replies on Twitter, or by email from TfL or TfLTPH
But then, they are extremely busy creating little puzzles to post on their Twitter page, which appears to be a greater priority.
This one I’m told is extremely urgent and important. Sad thing is, it's someone's job at TfL probably on £100k of tax payers money, to come up with this.
And today we are told that Sadiq Khan needs a bigger share of our council Tax money....which can only result in one thing.....higher charges all round
London Assemble Member Susan Hall said : It’s simply astounding that the Mayor is only considering hugely damaging ways to pay for London's travel concessions.
The Mayor needs to look at more creative ways to find money such as greater sponsorship and cutting waste at TfL like bonuses and staff perks. Khan is letting Londoners down by failing to consider all these options.
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