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by cameronh90 1520 days ago
I wonder about whether the Silvertown Tunnel will make the average traffic worse but the worst case traffic better.

Currently, if the Blackwall tunnel closes, traffic basically grinds to a halt across a huge part of SE London. I was taking my dying bunny to the vet the other month and a trip that normally takes under ten minutes took forty due to the Blackwall tunnel being closed, even though I'm all the way back in Hither Green.

Nevertheless, I would have preferred they built one of the many proposed pedestrian/cycling bridges...

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To be fair the congestion in that area is also because of a significant number of the side roads across Lewisham/Greenwich having been closed to enable the low traffic neighbourhoods - much needed but making congestion awful as a consequence.
I shouldn't laugh, but that's a strong 30-50 feral hog vibes from your vet visit ha.