Comments on: Silvertown Tunnel Plans

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:45:57 +0000

Seems a pretty daft idea – having two tunnels sharing the same approach road will surely mean that any disruption to one of the crossings could mean that both would then seize up. I do think an extra river crossing would be worthwhile, but Thamesmeade would be a better place to build this.

By: Matthew Gough

Matthew Gough — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:20:07 +0000

Interesting – I’ve only lived in the area for 10 years, and whilst the current situation is deplorable, I hadn’t realised there’d been any serious plans.

I’m not going to get drawn into the ‘people shouldn’t be driving anyway’ debate, as most of the traffic is ‘through’ traffic at busy times (no local would be crazy enough to brave the 102 at rush hour or sit on a bus for an hour to get across the river) so what’s to be done? And clearly something should be done, but what?

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:48:45 +0000

Build the tunnel, just put a train in it!

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:02:38 +0000

More traffic links begat more traffic. None of this traffic brings anything to local party, People pass by in hermatically sealed comfort on a sort of enclosed area.

They can’t easily get out and buy anything in our locality.

All the increased traffic will just bring more noise and environmental pollution and more pressure on our local infrastructure (do you know how much accident investigations cost?)

I drive a car, probably more than I should I do, so perhaps I’m being hypocritical, but if you build another tunnel the A102 will not handle it as it’s already beyond capacity.

If I need to go over the river in ‘normal’ hours I use public transport. So can others.

By: Franklin

Franklin — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:50:55 +0000

What Pedro said ^^^^

With an important addition “more tunnels = more people driving to work = more congestion” = more air and noise pollution in the area surrounding the A102/A2.

By: Pedro

Pedro — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:52:36 +0000

More tunnels = more people driving to work = more congestion. Simples.

Solution: make public transport better, and cheaper.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:39:38 +0000

So, given the absolute dearth of cross river options out this way, what should be done? (other than a cable car obviously

Bridges, tunnels and subsequent congestion on local roads etc are all very serious obstacles and any solution is going to bring negative consequences for someone, and major benefits for others…

By: Franklin

Franklin — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:41:37 +0000

I just want to echo the comments above. Strong opposition to the tunnel proposal will be one of the factors – alongside finance and environmental impacts – that will shape thinking on this in future. It therefore behoves us locals to make our views known as vocally as we can.

We might also save a bit of taxpayer dosh that would otherwise be spent on an endless litany of feasibility studies, further public consultations, lawsuits etc.

By: Nervous around Onions

Nervous around Onions — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:06:49 +0000

I never thought they’d build the gondolas from not quite North Greenwich not quite the Excel centre. But they did….

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:35:47 +0000

What Chris says. Just because the idea’s ludicrous doesn’t mean it ain’t gonna happen.

There will be some consultants or builders somewhere who will make billions out of this; they would love it if everyone was lulled into a false sense of security.

So while it’s not worth putting posters up in our windows about our children being suffocated, or forming a residents’ conservation defence group, it’s well worth spending a couple of minutes on that consultation!

https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/river/crossings