Blackwall Tunnel contingency weekend update
Sent on behalf of TfL
Following the successful delivery of works to the Blackwall Tunnel approach over the last two weekends to prepare it for the new Silvertown Tunnel, we are pleased to confirm that we now do not require the planned southbound closure of the Blackwall Tunnel on the weekend of 27/29 January. We thank drivers for their patience during those planned closures. We will still require the two further weekend closures to the southbound Blackwall Tunnel in February and will also shortly confirm details of a further planned closure in March.
We would be grateful if you would inform your networks through the usual channels.
Further information
More information about the future planned closures can be found at: https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2024/january/tfl-advises-of-five-weekends-of-planned-works-affecting-southbound-traffic-through-blackwall-tunnel-in-january-and-february
Southbound traffic through the Blackwall Tunnel will need to seek alternative routes across the weekends of 10-12 February and 24-26 February to allow TfL and Riverlinx CJV to carry out drainage and gantry installation works on the northbound Blackwall Tunnel approach to support the new Silvertown Tunnel. Northbound traffic will be maintained and diverted via the normal southbound tunnel.
During the weekend of the 24-26 February, northbound traffic will also be diverted from the A102 via Millennium Way to the Blackwall Tunnel entrance from 22:00 until 10:00 to allow for additional works to install new gantries across all lanes of the A102.
From 22:00 on the Friday before the closure, the Route 108 bus will be temporarily split and terminate at Canning Town station and North Greenwich, with customers using the Jubilee line to cross the river to complete their journeys with subsequent refunds available if required.
A further weekend closure of the southbound Blackwall Tunnel will also be required in March 2024, and we will confirm the dates for this in due course.