Overview

• Transport for London has scheduled 17 overnight closures across June for general maintenance and snagging works, with southbound shutdowns early in the month and full-bore closures on selected nights between 10pm and 6am.
• The tunnel opened on April 7 after nearly five years of construction and now carries around 20,000 to 25,000 vehicles per weekday.
• Daytime crossings cost up to £4 per car at peak hours, with lower off-peak rates and discounts for automated payments and heavier vehicles charged up to £10 at peak.
• When the Blackwall Tunnel shut both ways on May 14 due to an incident, drivers diverted to Silvertown Tunnel and avoided prolonged delays.
• Cross-river bus ridership has surged by 160% since opening, with about 20,000 daily passengers and 7,000 of those journeys crossing the river via the new tunnel.