The think-tank’s report says that the crossings are needed to connect riverside communities to new opportunities and help create the right conditions for London’s next wave of growth.
It recommends bringing forward the construction of the Silvertown tunnel and Lower Thames Crossing as soon as possible as well as building new crossings at both Gallions and Belvedere. The Gallions crossing would replace the ageing Woolwich Ferry and will therefore need to be operational before 2024.
The Centre for London set up the Commission on East Thames Crossings earlier this year with the aim of developing a set of politically and financially robust proposals to deliver a step change in crossing capacity on the East Thames. The report is the result of the work of the Commission, which has been chaired by Andrew Adonis with research support provided by Sam Sims of Centre for London and Martin Tedder of Atkins.
