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http://www.standard.co.uk/news/tran...new-river-crossing-at-silvertown-8252941.html
This story has grabbed my attention.
East London has very few Thames Crossing points for cars. Between Tower Bridge and M25 there are just 3 crossings; the Rotherhithe Tunnel, Blackwall Tunnel, Woolwich ferry. The Blackwall tunnel, being far and away the busiest of the three. TFL are aware that this needs to change so they are planning to build a new bridge and move the ferry crossing a few mile east.
But in order to fund the new crossing they are thinking about putting a toll on the Blackwall tunnel. There is already a toll of £2 each way on the M25 and the Woolwich ferry is at full capacity. So anyone wanting th cross the Thames East of tower bride either has to pay for the priviledge or sit in long queues. If they put a toll on the Blackwall tunnel this will just push traffic into central London and the roads around the A2 and A13 will just be grid locked.
Is it fair to expect the drivers of East London to pay £2 to fund a new crossing, I dont remember seeing anyone chaging the drivers in West London for the recent bridge refurbishment in Hammersmith and Battersea, and west London is awash with places to cross the Thames.
I have a vested interest in this because my commute takes me past the woolwich ferry, and both tunnels before crossing over Tower Bridge, and I dont want the roads to get any busier than they are now. I am also a car driver like 90% of the people of CC.
This story has grabbed my attention.
East London has very few Thames Crossing points for cars. Between Tower Bridge and M25 there are just 3 crossings; the Rotherhithe Tunnel, Blackwall Tunnel, Woolwich ferry. The Blackwall tunnel, being far and away the busiest of the three. TFL are aware that this needs to change so they are planning to build a new bridge and move the ferry crossing a few mile east.
But in order to fund the new crossing they are thinking about putting a toll on the Blackwall tunnel. There is already a toll of £2 each way on the M25 and the Woolwich ferry is at full capacity. So anyone wanting th cross the Thames East of tower bride either has to pay for the priviledge or sit in long queues. If they put a toll on the Blackwall tunnel this will just push traffic into central London and the roads around the A2 and A13 will just be grid locked.
Is it fair to expect the drivers of East London to pay £2 to fund a new crossing, I dont remember seeing anyone chaging the drivers in West London for the recent bridge refurbishment in Hammersmith and Battersea, and west London is awash with places to cross the Thames.
I have a vested interest in this because my commute takes me past the woolwich ferry, and both tunnels before crossing over Tower Bridge, and I dont want the roads to get any busier than they are now. I am also a car driver like 90% of the people of CC.