In practice: public realm and art along London’s ‘super sewer’

The Architects’ Journal In practice: public realm and art along London’s ‘super sewer’ The 25km-long Thames Tideway Tunnel features 21 new public spaces and artworks. Rob Wilson talks to architect Clare Donnelly and public art consultant Bridget Sawyers about the commissioning process The post In practice: public realm and art along London’s ‘super sewer’ appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Rob Wilson

Tideway | London’s £4.5bn super sewer achieves final connection after 9 years of construction

London’s £4.5bn Thames Tideway Tunnel, known colloquially as the “super sewer”, has been officially activated, marking a significant milestone in the efforts to reduce sewage pollution in the River Thames. The post Tideway | London’s £4.5bn super sewer achieves final connection after 9 years of construction appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Tideway: £4.5bn ‘super sewer’ begins to protect Thames as first 4 sites activated

The Thames Tideway Tunnel has started to become operational as the first four of 21 sites have been switched on. The post Tideway: £4.5bn ‘super sewer’ begins to protect Thames as first 4 sites activated appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Construction completes on London’s super sewer

Construction of the £5bn Thames Tideway Tunnel is now complete and commissioning work should begin in the summer.

London Tideway super sewer to start testing this summer

Sewage will be diverted from the River Thames in increasingly large proportions from summer 2024 as London’s super sewer Thames Tideway Tunnel starts the process of commissioning. The post London Tideway super sewer to start testing this summer appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Tideway London, TUNNEL VISION: Episode 5 - Concrete Proposals

Episode 5 of Tunnel Vision is here, created and produced in the middle of the new national lockdown. The main Thames Tideway Tunnel only has 5.5km left to dig, but the 20km of tunnel we’ve constructed now needs the crucial secondary lining, and we take a closer look as to what that means and how it’s created. We then take a look at how the giant shafts across the project sites are built and why they’re so important.

CITB - Building the Thames Tunnel, 29112016

Althoug there is no sound, this animated film is still informative providing good CGI illustration of the proposed building of the Thames Tideway (super sewer) Tunnel, showing the site set up, shaft construction, use of barges for material distribution, tunnelling, removal of soil arisings, concrete segment tunnel lining, connecting overflows to the main tunnel, landscaping of foreshores,

Energy Live News - Cleaning Up The Thames For Good, 13032019

How clean is the River Thames? Well it depends who you ask: We set out along its banks and spoke to sailors, rowers and fisherman who spend large amounts of their time around (& sometimes even in) the water. They told us the river is cleaner than it used to be but noted it still has its issues with sewage and pollution. Does Thames Water have the solution? It's paying for the £4.2bn Tideway Tunnel project which will be built by 'Tideway' to keep sewage from leaking into London's famous waterway

Geoff Marshall - Riding The Tideway Tunnel Train, 05122019

Under London, 45 metres below ground level, London is building a new super sewer system running alongside the River Thames to help keep it clean - and to help build the sewer there are several trains running deeper than tube lines down below

CH2M - London Tideway Improvements Scheme - Transforming the ecology of London’s river, 15072015

A CH2M video highlighting the "London Tideway Improvement Scheme" consisting of 3 integrated solutions - Thames Tideway Tunnel; Lee Tunnel; and improvements to 5 sewage treatment works (Beckton, Crossness, Long Reach, Riverside & Mogden) - that should prevent the tidal River Thames from being polluted with untreated sewage and allow the Capital’s sewer system to continue to serve London for at least the next 100 years Also attached is DEFRA's paper "Creating a River Thames fit for our future"