§ 54. Mr. Sorensenasked the Minister of Transport when the reconstruction of Blackwall Tunnel will be completed and available for traffic; to what extent the opening of the Dartford Tunnel has diverted traffic that formerly passed through Blackwall or Rotherhithe Tunnels; and what reconstruction is contemplated for the Rotherhithe Tunnel.
§ Vice-Admiral Hughes HallettThe L.C.C. expect to open the duplicate Blackwall Tunnel to traffic in the spring of 1966. No direct information about diversion of traffic to the new Dartford Tunnel is available but we are satisfied that it has relieved the other river crossings. The L.C.C. have long-term proposals for improving the approaches to the Rotherhithe Tunnel and the construction of a duplicate tunnel.