Victoria Embankment Foreshore

River Wall

Tunnel

Aerial view

Our Victoria Embankment Foreshore site is one of the most visible Tideway sites in the heart of London, opposite the London Eye. As well as creating a vital connection to our new tunnel, our team will create a new piece of embankment where Londoners will have the chance to dip their toes in the river.

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Victoria Embankment

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Site Info

Work update

Across the river from the London Eye, we have been working within a cofferdam - a dry working area built into the river. We are now removing the cofferdam. The piling removal work started in autumn 2022 and is close to finishing.

We are using a vibration method to remove the piles and this will be carried out intermittently during core site hours, 8am to 6pm Monday – Friday and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays. There may be an increase in noise levels as the piles are removed but we will do all we can to limit any disturbance. We expect this work to be completed by September 2023.

The team are also working on the architectural and landscape elements of the new piece of public land.

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

Our working hours

Our commitments

Two-way traffic flow along Victoria Embankment will be maintained at all times
All static machinery and plant is screened or enclosed
The excavated material handling area is enclosed
Footpath diversions are clearly signposted
Low level directional lighting
We work closely with the local authority and Transport for London to plan for major events such as New Year's Eve and the London Marathon

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 teams available to answer your questions or meet with you, via [email protected]

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

Future of the site

Like some of our other sites the new public space at Victoria will be 'floodable' at high tides, giving Londoners the first opportunity of its kind to dip their toes in what will be a cleaner River Thames. For more information on our new public open spaces, visit our webpage.

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

Thames River Watch

Active Row

Thames Discovery Programme

Creekside Discovery Centre

Important Site Documents - Victoria Embankment Foreshore

Submissions to the Council
We are making a number of submissions to the City of Westminster as part of the consents we need to secure before starting different phases of work at the Victoria Embankment site. These submissions are available to view on the City of Westminster’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 City of Westminster.