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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Ross Lydall

Rush-hour speeds near Blackwall Tunnel 'trebled to 30mph after Silvertown tunnel opened'

Drivers heading north towards the Blackwall Tunnel are averaging 30mph during the morning rush hour – three times quicker than before the Silvertown tunnel opened, according to new data.

Transport for London said average speeds on the northbound A102 approach road to the tunnels – which are adjacent to one another on the south side of the Thames – had increased from 9mph in March to 30mph.

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