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Thames Tideway Tunnel: purpose, overview, delivery model and financing

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Fully operational in August 2025, the £4.6 billion Thames Tideway Tunnel project is one of the largest and most complex civil engineering schemes in the world. The project is a deep-level collect, store and transfer tunnel system for combined sewer overflow control in London, UK, to improve the health of the tidal River Thames. This paper reports on the purpose of the scheme, an overview of technical solutions, the delivery model used and how the project was financed.

Source: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering

DOI: 10.1680/jcien.25.00091

Authors: Stuart Grant, Roger Bailey

Language: English

Topic: Public-Private Partnership Projects

Subfield: Strategy and Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Sustainable cities and communities, Clean water and sanitation

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4415734284

FWCI: 5.33

Cites: 8

Cited by: 6

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