Silvertown Tunnel opens – Car drivers pay up to £ 4 to use the first new Thames Tunnel for 58 years

“The new tunnel, supported by user fees for Silvertown and Blackwall tunnels, will help reduce the blockage and associated air quality problems around the Blackwall Tunnel and the journeys will make a faster and more reliable, average travel time savings are expected to be up to 20 minutes at the top.”