Repairs are needed to the Woolwich foot tunnel that links the north and south of the River Thames.
An east London council has been told to “cough up” funds by its neighbour across the river for repairs to a foot tunnel linking the two boroughs.
The tunnel crosses under the River Thames from Old Woolwich in the borough of Greenwich to North Woolwich in the borough of Newham. She said: “We need Newham to agree to cough up a similar amount, that would be half of what is needed to put it up to speed. Whilst we are the authority that is responsible for doing the work, the financial responsibility lies on both authorities and we are making representations. We have been working to try and improve that.”
They added that Newham Council had consistently made it clear to Greenwich Council that it would honour the £126,000 of annual maintenance costs needed for the tunnel.
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