The tunnel, which could cost TfL more than £2bn, is expected to open in 2025
TfL's head of the Silvertown Tunnel programme, Helen Wright, said:"The start of tunnelling is a huge step forward for this project and we are committed to working hard to ensure that it is delivered with minimal impact to Londoners.
"As well as reducing congestion and providing better cross-river bus opportunities, the new tunnel will also help deliver a wide range of local improvements, including dedicated walking and cycling infrastructure and new landscaping."We are working actively on these designs and we hope we can share these with local residents and stakeholders shortly, ahead of starting work on them within the next year.
This will be removed via barges on the Thames to minimise construction traffic on local roads and sent to a former landfill site in Essex as part of a restoration scheme.
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