Chambers Wharf

Underground Engineering

View from shaft bottom

Aerial view

Our Chambers Wharf site in Bermondsey is one of our main drive sites, meaning that it has been used to start tunnelling works and is one of our busiest and most important locations on the project.

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Chambers Wharf hydrofraise

Chambers Wharf

Works update

Our tunnel boring machine (TBM) Selina started her 5.5.km journey from Chambers Wharf in early 2021. In April 2022, Selina reached Abbey Mills Pumping Station, marking the end of tunneling for the super sewer.

Also in April 2022, TBM Annie arrived at Chambers Wharf. She safely completed her 4.5km underground journey between Greenwich Pumping Station and Bermondsey. She will now begin to be dismantled and taken away from site by barge.

In December 2020 we also saw the arrival of TBM Ursula who arrived at Chambers Wharf following completion of her 7.6km journey from our Kirtling Street site in Battersea.

If you have any questions about our works at Chambers Wharf please get in touch with our helpdesk on 08000 30 80 80 or [email protected].

Our working hours

Standard working hours

08.00 - 18.00 Monday-Friday

08.00 - 13.00 Saturday

With a 1 hour mobilisation period before and after these hours

Maintenance periods on Saturday 13.00 - 17.00 and Sunday 10.00 - 16.00

Continuous working 24/5

We are working 24-hours per day, Monday to Friday within the acoustic enclosure.

The doors of the enclosure are closed for the night from 18.00 - 07.00, although there may be occasions when they are re-opened in the evening (up to 22:00) for plant movements.

Certain activities such as barge movements within the river foreshore and those that are dependent on the tide, may take place between 05.00 - 22.00.

Community Liaison Working Group

The last Tideway meeting was held virtually on the 4 April 6.30pm to 8pm, via Microsoft Teams. If you are interested in attending the next meeting, please email [email protected].

Minutes and presentations from previous meetings can be viewed below:

Previous minutes are available upon request.

Our commitments

All static machinery and plant will be screened or enclosed
The excavated material handling area will be enclosed
Noise enclosure to remain over tunnel drive shaft during main tunnel construction
Noise-generating activities are located as far away from sensitive receptors as possible
The contractors use best endeavours to position offices and storage containers in the site layout to act as noise barriers, with consideration for loss of light on adjacent properties
No scheduled lorry movements take place between 8:30 to 9:15 and 15:00 and 15:45 during school term time and traffic marshalls at Jamaica Road stop construction deliveries during this period
Vehicle movements outside of standard hours is restricted
Signage provided for pedestrian diversions to clearly identify alternative routes during construction
No loading/unloading or movement of vessels at night (22:00 to 8:00)

Want to know more or get involved?

There are lots of ways to find out what’s happening at this site, you can:

Call our 24 hour Tideway Helpdesk 08000 30 80 80 or email [email protected]
Take a moment to read the latest updates on the noticeboards on our hoardings.
Email our dedicated Community Relations teams available to answer your questions or meet with you, via [email protected]
Join our regular Community Liaison Working Group meetings, to attend the meetings or receive the minutes and presentations from past meetings, email [email protected]. Meeting details will be emailed, published online and on site hoardings.

You can also sign up to receive information updates and newsletters via [email protected].

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