The Thames Tideway Tunnel connects to London's existing Victorian-era sewer system at 21 different points, boosting its capacity. The original 150-year-old sewer system was severely overwhelmed ...

But for the past ten years, construction has been going on to get the 16-mile super sewer ready to carry human waste and rainwater in the new Thames Tideway Tunnel. Most of us rarely think about ...

An incredible £4.5 billion tunnel stretches underneath London and you probably had no idea it was there. The Thames Tideway Tunnel is a deep-level ‘super sewer’ that spans 15 miles from Acton ...

After 10 years of construction work, the last of the 21 connections of the Thames Tideway Tunnel was made to the city's Victorian sewage system. The 16-mile (25km) pipe will divert 34 of the most ...

Cllr Sharon Holder's comments come on the back of reported data suggesting Thames Water may have discharged 50 per cent more ...

Designed to handle storm overflows, the Thames Tideway Tunnel opened its gates today, capturing 589,000 cubic metres of sewage within 24 hours during heavy rainfall in September. The 25km ‘super ...

The Thames Tideway Tunnel, which has been under construction for a decade, brings 21 connections between the tunnel and the capital's original Victorian sewers, boosts capacity, as is designed to ...

Full connection of the 25 kilometre-long sewer tunnel should help prevent 95 per cent of sewage spills into the Thames The Thames Tideway was fully connected to the capital's wider sewage network ...

Sir Sadiq Khan has announced more than £7m of funding from City Hall and Transport for London (TfL) to stop road run-off ...

The Thames Tideway Tunnel's first four sites are in use, reducing sewage pollution in the river. The new "super sewer" aims to stop sewage flowing into the River Thames but adds £25 a year to bills.

The Thames Tideway Tunnel, to give it its official but less-fun name, is 25km long, stretching from Acton through the city to Abbey Mills (near Stratford) where it connects with the Lee Tunnel.