20.12.07
Limehouse Link tunnel closure for essential safety improvements
The Limehouse Link Tunnel will be closed during the day on four consecutive weekends in January and February 2008 to test state-of-the-art safety equipment newly installed as part of a refurbishment of the tunnel.
A high-tech public address system has been installed so all road users can receive clear and understandable safety messages. To minimise disruption, testing will be carried out across both tunnels at the same time to complete the work in the shortest possible time.
The tunnel will be closed to traffic in both directions, only during the day, on the weekends of January 12 and 13, January 19 and 20, January 26 and 27, and February 2 and 3. Transport for London is working closely with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Environmental Health Department and Highways Department, the Metropolitan Police and London Buses to mitigate traffic disruption during the closures.
This will be the only time that the public address system will need to be tested at the full volume and will be heard by local residents living near the entrances to the tunnel.
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