Albert Embankment Foreshore

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These two areas will be connected via a pipe constructed under the foreshore. The shaft is required to transfer sewage flows from the combined sewer overflows to the main tunnel.

Once construction is complete there will be new public space extending into the foreshore providing a new area of foreshore for Londoners to enjoy the river Thames. Following the end of our works, the Thames path will also be reinstated.

Diversion at Albert Embankment

To facilitate our construction at Albert Embankment we have diverted the Thames path at this location. During this time pedestrians are required to use the footpath along the main road rather than the riverside route between Vauxhall Bridge and Tintagel House. The new route is well signposted and clearly marked.

Access to the Foreshore

Our works require us to stop access to the River Thames foreshore next to Camelford House, known as 'Lack's Dock'. Although access to this area has always been private, there is now a physical barrier in place to prevent access to an active construction site. If you require access to the foreshore, please call us on 08000 30 80 80 for more information.

Albert Embankment Foreshore

Works Update

Lack's Dock concrete removal

From early November the team has been removing concrete from the Lack’s Dock entrance at Albert Embankment between Vauxhall Cross and Camelford House. Works involve saw cutting concrete elements, there will also be some breaking works with an excavator or concrete hammer. To remove the concrete segments from the site we will be using a roll on roll off skip. These works will be undertaken during standard hours 8am to 6pm.

River works

From mid November, the team is undertaking works to protect the new structures from river erosion. As this work is dependent of the tides, it will require some earlier starts and later finishes depending on the type of operations we are carrying out. Most of these works will be non-noisy such as diving operations or barge movements.

Noisier river works will take place just before or just after Christmas when we will be installing rip-rap material. Rip-rap is a range of rocky material placed along shorelines, bridge foundations, steep slopes and other shoreline structures to protect them from scour and erosion. We are aiming for this work to be finished by mid January 2025.

While there may be extra noise associated these works, we will be monitoring throughout and will make every effort to mitigate the noise levels.

If you have any questions about these activities, our site at Albert Embankment, or want to be added to the distribution list for notifications, please get in touch with our helpdesk on 08000 30 80 80 or [email protected]

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Future of the site

Tideway is creating new areas of public realm to connect the capital's residents and visitors with the river more closely than is currently possible. This includes two new areas of foreshore at Albert Embankment. You can find out more here.

Following the end of our works the Thames path will also be reinstated.

Artist Richard Wentworth CBE has been commissioned by Tideway to create an artwork for the new public realm site at Albert Embankment. Read more here.

Dorothea Smartt has been commissioned to produce poetry to adorn our signature ventilation columns at many of our sites, read more here and Marina Willer of design studio Pentagram is also creating a unifying identity for a series of bronze plaques for 12 of Tideway’s sites across London including our Albert site. Read more here.

Want to know more or get involved?

Call our 24 hour Tideway Helpdesk 08000 30 80 80 or email [email protected]
Read the latest updates on the noticeboards on our hoardings.
Email our Community Relations team to answer your questions or meet with you, via [email protected]

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Important Site Documents - Albert Embankment Foreshore

Submissions to the Council
We are making a number of submissions to the London Borough of Lambeth as part of the consents we need to secure before starting different phases of work at the Albert Embankment site. These submissions are available to view on the London Borough of Lambeth’s planning portal. Please click here to be redirected. If you are interested on commenting on these submissions, please ensure you respond directly to the London Borough of Lambeth.

Albert Embankment Foreshore

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Important Site Documents - Albert Embankment Foreshore

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