New route for Tideway

摘要

Thames Water has played down fears that it is to abandon a 12km length of the Thames Tideway tunnel in favour of diverting flows along an alternative route. Reports from engineers close to the project said that the length of the 32.2km tunnel could be cut short and the flow diverted into the Lee Tunnel in a bid to save money. "We have not yet had the public consultation so until then we are open minded on the route and we can't discount anything," said a Thames Water spokesman. A public consultation on the 32.2km project is expected to begin in Summer 2010 with the final scope of the scheme determined after this. "We can't rule it out but it doesn't mean it is likely to happen," said the spokesman.