Along the way, sewage flows through pumping stations and underneath overground tunnel shafts. Tideway, the company behind the project before it is handed to Thames Water, said the sewers have ...

Designed to handle storm overflows, the Thames Tideway Tunnel opened its gates today, capturing 589,000 cubic metres of sewage within 24 hours during heavy rainfall in September. The 25km ‘super ...

For next month’s race, however, the main focus will be on whether the Thames Tideway Tunnel super sewer is already taking effect. After 10 years of construction work, the last of the 21 ...

(to Darren) Hello. Nice helmet. Thanks very much. Darren is project manager of the Tideway, a major infrastructure development for the Thames, which will help free the river of dirty discharges.

"Our sewage works upgrades, the Lee Tunnel and Thames Tideway Tunnel are already protecting the tidal Thames and reducing sewage discharges by 95%. Mr Weston said an additional £20m fund had been ...