TfL have announced that the Silvertown Tunnel will open on April 7th, 2025. They claim that it will: ‘help to reduce congestion at the Blackwall Tunnel, deliver faster journeys during peak times, help manage overall air quality and allow for better cross-river public transport.’
To help manage traffic levels across the Silvertown and Blackwall tunnels, repay costs for building the new Silvertown Tunnel, and cover ongoing maintenance and operation costs at both tunnels, a user charge will be introduced on 7 April 2025. A charge payable by phone or online, will be levied on all journeys through both the Silvertown and the Blackwall tunnels.
| Vehicle type | Auto Pay off-peak charges
Applies at all other times between 06:00-22:00, including weekends |
Auto Pay peak charges
Monday to Friday only Northbound 06:00-10:00 Southbound 16:00-19:00 |
Charges paid by phone or online
At all charging times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motorcycles, mopeds, motor tricycles | £1.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 |
| Cars and small vans | £1.50 | £4.00 | £4.00 |
| Large vans | £2.50 | £6.50 | £6.50 |
| Heavy goods vehicles | £5.00 | £10.00 | £10.00 |
There will be ‘a package’ of concessions, including a 50% discount for those on low incomes. It will be necessary to apply for concessions during the pre-registration phase.
More details of charges, concessions and methods of payment can be found on the TfL website;
https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/silvertown-blackwall-tunnels-charge/paying-blackwall-and-silvertown-tunnel-charges
Please also note that the off-peak charges only apply to vehicles registered for autopay. It appears that peak charges will apply if payment is made on a one-off basis by phone or online. The Westcombe Society apologise if this was not made clear in the recently published February issue of Westcombe News and for the incorrect link printed.
There will be one new bus route, the Superloop 4 from Grove Park to Canary Wharf, and one extended route, the 129 which will go on to City Airport and beyond, using the new tunnel. These will take the number of bus crossings per hour to 21, up from the 6 provided by the 108. All three routes will be free for a year, even if you don’t use them to cross the river. TfL have also identified a number of sites which will require ‘mitigation measures’, mostly signal timings, before the tunnel opens; these include the Angerstein roundabout.
TfL tell us that thoughout the construction of the new tunnel, which began in 2021, more than 1,860,000 tonnes of material have been transported to and from the site via river rather than using roads – helping to remove around 110,000 lorry trips from local roads around the construction site.
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