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Member alert: Blackwall Tunnel southbound closed weekend of 6 to 8 September plus M62 closures
The crossing - which has already seen a series of weekend closures this year - will remain open northbound, according to Transport for London (TfL). The Woolwich Ferry, Rotherhithe Tunnel and Tower Bridge are all expected to be busier.
The southbound route will now also be closed from 00:01 BST on 6 September until 05:00 on 8 September to complete the road layout around the new Silvertown Tunnel, TfL says.
The Silvertown Tunnel is due to open in 2025, after which drivers using both tunnels will pay up to £4 at peak times to cross the Thames.
Nick Fairholme, director of capital delivery - systems at TfL, said: "We are now in the final phase of works to complete the Silvertown Tunnel and these closures will help us to start to get the tunnel ready to open."
M62 closures to rebuild Castleton Bridge in September
Network Rail will be demolishing the current structure and installing a new bridge, resulting in two full weekend closures of the motorway.
The M62 eastbound junction 18 to 20 and the M62 westbound junction 20 to 19 will be closed:
21:00 Friday 6 to 06:00 Monday 9 September
21:00 Friday 20 to 06:00 Monday 23 September
In addition, there will be nightly closures of the motorway in both directions between the two weekend closures.
More information from National Highways about the planned closures available here.
Published On: 29/08/2024 12:49:06
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Relief for sea freight as Panama Canal eases limits
The Panama Canal Authority has increased the draught in the waterway to a maximum 50 feet and will allow 36 vessels a day to transit after recent rains lifted water levels at an artificial lake that forms part of the canal system.
Further relief is predicted as rain is expected to continue through November. The canal handles about 3% of global maritime trade volumes under normal circumstances, and 46% of containers moving from Northeast Asia to the US East Coast.
According to Panama Canal Administrator, Ricaurte Vasquez, it is expected to take six months for the canal to get back to full capacity. Last year’s El Niño caused a significant drop in rainfall and forced the canal to implement daily transit restrictions for the first time in history.
The channel is Panama’s biggest source of revenue, bringing in nearly $5 billion last year. About 30 to 32 vessels are currently transiting the waterway, below pre-drought capacity. The canal restricted daily transits to as few as 24 at the height of the drought.
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