Kirtling Street

TBM Ursula

Secondary Lining Gantries

Batching Plant

On site concrete batching plant

Our Kirtling Street site is the central point of the 25km super sewer and the largest site on the entire project.

“You’re all part of an underground movement”

TBM Millicent completes her journey

Kirtling Street tunnel segments

"It's very exciting to think her name is up there"

Kirtling Street apprentices

Kirtling Street: "Over 20% complete"

Super Sewer becomes longest tunnel beneath River Thames

"The eagle has landed"

Another milestone for London's super sewer at Kirtling Street

Tideway Tunnel Boring Machines on the move

Tunnel 'adits' at Kirtling Street

Tunnel Boring Machine assembly at Kirtling Street

Kirtling Street TBM arrival

"A factory on wheels"

Ready for our next major milestone at Kirtling Street

Site Info

Work update

The team is currently adding a secondary lining of concrete to the inner surface of the shaft.

We are also removing the acoustic shed and removing the marine infrastructure, including the jetty.

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

Our working hours (from Summer 2022)

Work inside the shaft is taking place 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

At surface level standard working hours are:

8am to 6pm Monday to Friday
8am to 1pm Saturday

Extended hours are:

6pm to 10pm Monday to Friday
1pm to 10pm Saturday (the team aim to minimise noisy working after 3pm)
8am to 10pm Sunday (only if absolutely required)

We notify residents via email if there are changes to the times listed above. To be added to our site email list email [email protected]

Community Liaison Working Group

Our most recent community liaison working group meeting for our Kirtling Street and Heathwall Pumping Station sites was held in November 2021. Presentation and notes from previous meeting are available below.

If you would like to join the next meeting or have any questions about our works, please get in touch via email at [email protected]

Previous minutes are available upon request.

Our commitments

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 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].

You can also follow our progress and what we're doing in our local communities on:

Our Community

The Tunnel

Open Spaces

Important Site Documents - Kirtling Street

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

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