{"id":5245,"date":"2022-04-04T00:06:05","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T22:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.revistaitransporte.com\/?p=5245"},"modified":"2022-04-07T17:24:05","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T15:24:05","slug":"a-tunnel-under-the-thames-to-relieve-londons-congestion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revistaitransporte.com\/a-tunnel-under-the-thames-to-relieve-londons-congestion\/","title":{"rendered":"A tunnel under the Thames to relieve London\u2019s congestion"},"content":{"rendered":"
The new tunnel will be the first infrastructure to be built across the Thames since 1991, increasing public transport provision sixfold upon its commissioning. The project, which is being undertaken by London\u2019s public transport authority Transport for London (TfL), is the largest road investment in this area of the city in the last 30 years. It includes the design and construction of 1.4 kilometres twin bored tunnels under the River Thames, which, together with the cut-and-cover tunnels at both ends, add up to a total tunnel length of 2 kilometres. The design also includes the necessary road works and junctions for tunnel access. With a budget of more than one billion pounds, the project has been awarded to the RiverLinx consortium, which is responsible for its design, execution, financing, operation and maintenance. RiverLinx is made up of Spanish operator Cintra, construction companies Ferrovial-Agroman and BAM Nuttal, engineering firms SK E&C, designers Ayesa, Arup, Cowi and financiers Aberdeen Standard Investment and Macquarie Capital.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n