Government gives Thames 'super-sewer' go-ahead

摘要

The government has given the green light to the controversial £4bn Thames "super-sewer" project, paving the way for construction to begin on the scheme, writes Allister Hayman. Communities secretary Eric Pickles and environment secretary Elizabeth Truss last week said they had given development consent to the Thames Tideway Tunnel, with the ministers concluding there was "on balance a good case" for the project, which is designed to prevent millions of tonnes of untreated sewage discharging into the tidal River Thames.