London and Home Counties Traffic Advisory Committee: Cross River Traffic

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 2856 (NEW)LT000480/005
  • Former Reference
      GB 2856 LT000012/349 Part2/1/Series2/07/605.4 LN000152/002
  • Dates of Creation
      25 Oct 1934-13 Jul 1938
  • Language of Material
      English
  • Physical Description
      1 folder(s)
  • Location
      TFL004637

Scope and Content

Memoranda and reports concerning cross river facilities in East London, including details of the existing facilities, the volume of traffic, congestion problems and proposals for additional facilities; the proposed duplication of the Blackwall tunnel to relieve congestion, the prohibition of right-hand turns into the tunnel and the proposed tunnel between Tilbury and Gravesend. Includes maps showing proposed Thames tunnels, and Thames bridges improvements and approaches; diagrams showing variations in traffic, volumes of daily traffic passing over the Thames and the annual variation in the number of vehicles using the Tilbury Ferry. Also includes an illustration of the proposed extension of the Blackwall tunnel, and a map showing the proposed Dartford-Purfleet Tunnel.

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