Blackwall Tunnel southbound route to close for four more weekends

Part of the Blackwall Tunnel will close this weekend as work continues on the Silvertown Tunnel.

The southbound route will be closed from 00:01 BST Saturday until 05:00 Monday and on three further weekends.

The 57-year-old crossing is also due to shut on 1-3 June, 8-10 June and 29 June-1 July, as resurfacing and landscaping work is undertaken.

The Silvertown Tunnel is due to open in 2025, after which drivers using both tunnels will pay to cross the Thames.

The crossing - which has already seen a series of weekend closures this year - will remain open northbound, Transport for London (TfL) says.

The Woolwich Ferry, Rotherhithe Tunnel and Tower Bridge are all expected to be busier.

The 108 bus, the only route that operates through the Blackwall Tunnel, will instead run between Lewisham and North Greenwich, and from Canning Town to Stratford.

Passengers who complete their journeys using the Jubilee line will automatically be refunded.

Nick Fairholme, TfL's director of capital delivery, said: "We are doing everything in our power to limit potential disruption and complete these essential works as quickly as possible, including ensuring a northbound route through the Blackwall Tunnel is maintained throughout."

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