Chambers Wharf

Works at our Chambers Wharf site are progressing well.

We recently hit a major milestone for the site and the project as  we launched our tunnel boring machine (TBM) Selina, which will travel underground from Chambers Wharf to Abbey Mills Pumping Station in Stratford to construct 5.5km final stretch eastern section of the Thames Tideway Tunnel

You can read more about us launching Selina here

Another of our TBMs, Ursula, has broken through into our shaft at Chambers Wharf following completion of her 7.6km journey from our Kirtling Street site in Battersea. 

Watermain replacement works

Work to replace a century-old pipe at the water-main at Bermondsey Wall West will start on Monday 18 January 2021.  The work is essential to ensure that the local water supply is not affected during tunnelling works.  You can read more about this here.

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

Standard working hours

08.00 - 18.00  Monday-Friday and

08.00 - 13.00 Saturday

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

There is a 1 hour mobilisation period before and after the Standard Working Hours, 

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. 

There will be approximately 33 months of 24-hour working. However, during this period activities will be predominantly below ground.

The last CLWG place virtually on Teams on Monday 1 February at 5.00 pm. 

1 February 2020 - Community Liaison Working Group minutes

1 February 2020 - Community Liaison Working Group presentation

2 November 2020 - Community Liaison Working Group minutes

2 November 2020 - Community Liaison Working Group Presentation

Glossary of Terms

Previous minutes are available upon request,  please contact the Tideway Helpdesk on 08000 30 80 80 or email [email protected]

• 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)

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.

• Visit Tideway's Community Information Centre at Chambers Wharf open every Wednesday 2pm – 7pm, our team will be able to answer your questions and talk about the work.

• 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].