Emergency drainage issue closes Woolwich foot tunnel - Murky Depths

Woolwich Foot Tunnel closed due to drainage issue in latest fiasco - The Greenwich Wire

Woolwich Foot Tunnel, where one lift has now been out of service for nearly three years, has been closed until further notice because of a drainage problem. The issue is the latest fiasco to hit the river crossing, where promised works to fix the northern lift have not yet materialised. Greenwich Council announced the closure […] The post Woolwich Foot Tunnel closed due to drainage issue in latest fiasco appeared first on The Greenwich Wire.

Emergency drainage issue closes Woolwich foot tunnel - Murky Depths

The Woolwich foot tunnel has been closed due to the need for “emergency drainage maintenance”. Greenwich Council have not given a date for reopening stating “We are working to get the tunnel open as soon as possible.” Broken lift seen in recent days It’s the latest problem for the tunnel with a broken lift unfixed since August 2022. Both Newham and Greenwich finally agreed to split costs but work on that issue remains incomplete. An update in No…