The tunnelling process for The Lower Thames Crossing is due to begin in 2028. National Highways said negotiations to buy one of the world's largest tunnelling machines were now under way.

Cyclists will be able to use a shuttle service when using a new £2.2bn tunnel under the River Thames when it opens next month, Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed. Opening on 7 April, the ...

Laborers working at the face of the Thames Tunnel were protected by Marc Brunel's newly-invented "Shield"; behind them, other gangs hurried to roof the tunnel before the river could burst in.

The Lower Thames Crossing will become the largest road tunnel in the UK and is described by National Highways as "the most significant road project in a generation". But what about the people whose ...

The fate of Britain's biggest road scheme hangs in the balance after ministers delayed giving it the go ahead - despite over £800m being spent on it to date. The government said it needed more time to ...

Drivers in London will have to pay a toll when using the Blackwall Tunnel from Monday as the new Silvertown Tunnel opens, linking the east of the Capital to the southeast. The charge will be ...

The experience of walking a workig railway tunnel. Image (C) Tim Sandle. The experience of walking a workig railway tunnel. Image (C) Tim Sandle. Buried underneath the River Thames is the world’s ...