National Grid gets planning permission for Grain to Tilbury upgrade with new Thames tunnel

National Grid has secured full planning approval for the Grain to Tilbury project, which includes a new power tunnel under the River Thames. The post National Grid gets planning permission for Grain to Tilbury upgrade with new Thames tunnel appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Brunel’s Thames Tunnel museum to get major revamp

A small London museum dedicated to the first tunnel in the world to be built under a major river will close in September to undergo a £1.85m revamp. The post Brunel’s Thames Tunnel museum to get major revamp appeared first on Construction Management.

Lower Thames tunnel boosts new orders data

UK construction contract awards reached their highest level in February 2024 for seven months, according to one of the industry’s data monitoring firms – though they might not all actually happen.

Bouygues/Murphy JV tipped for £2.3bn Thames tunnel job

Frontrunner emerges for Lower Thames Crossing 4.2km tunnel job

Silvertown Tunnel cost increases by £13m

Labour and materials inflation have pushed the Silvertown Tunnel project £13m over budget, Transport for London has said. A report to its programmes and investment committee said the cost of the 1.4km Thames tunnel has risen to £186m – beyond the original £173m sum allocated… The post Silvertown Tunnel cost increases by £13m appeared first on Construction News.

Mega Projects - The Thames Tunnel: The World's First Underwater Passage, 17092021

Plagued by floods, fires and gas leaks, horribly overdue and over budget, and resulting in the deaths of seven people, this was the epic battle to build the world's first underwater tunnel. To say that the construction of the Thames Tunnel was a torturous undertaking would be a glorious understatement