Silvertown Crossing Tunnel: WJ Dewatering Success in London

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Silvertown Crossing Tunnel Pumping Tests and Dewatering Expertise WJ’s extensive site experience was called to the fore once again in April 2021. For this project, WJ undertook a series of pumping tests at the northern site of the Silvertown Crossing Tunnel in East London. Connecting the Greenwich Peninsula to the London Docklands beneath the River […]

Frogmore Connection Tunnel

Location Wandsworth, London Client BMB (joint venture) Year 2020 Features In-tunnel probing WJ is renowned and respected in the tunnelling industry as the leading depressurisation and dewatering contractor in the UK for complex underground structures within the notoriously difficult London strata called the Lambeth Group. We are proud of the work we undertook for BMB […]

Silvertown Crossing pumping tests

Location London Docklands, London Client Riverlinx, Fugro Geoservices, Bam Nuttall, Ferrovial, and SK Ecoplant Year 2022 Features Pumping tests There are over sixty bridges and tunnels that cross the River Thames in London. These include London Bridge, the Dartford Crossing, Westminster Bridge, and numerous rail tunnels. Opening in 2025, the Silvertown Tunnel is the newest […]

Whitepapers

Whitepapers In-Tunnel Dewatering for a Cross Passage in London The Crossrail project in London comprises twin TBM driven railway tunnels. The scheme includes several short cross link tunnels between the TBM drives to house switch gear, sumps and for access.  Download Multi-Aquifer Pressure Relief in East London Two adjacent deep shafts in east London involved […]

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