{"id":47572,"date":"2014-09-12T16:19:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-12T16:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=a6fee182886aab5d9175f855276117bd"},"modified":"2014-09-12T16:19:00","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T16:19:00","slug":"press-release-thames-tideway-tunnel-gets-go-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=47572","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Thames Tideway tunnel gets go ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A major new infrastructure project to modernise London\u2019s antiquated sewage system has been given the go ahead. This paves the way for the construction of a new 25 kilometre tunnel which will transport sewage and waste water from the capital for treatment. <\/p>\n

London\u2019s sewerage system is 150 years old and operating close to capacity which results in sewage overflowing into the river around 50 times a year. This not only harms wildlife but can also pose a health risk. <\/p>\n

Evidence has shown that a tunnel is the best solution to address this failing sewerage infrastructure. The Thames tideway tunnel will reduce these sewer spills which can affect those who use the river.<\/p>\n

Spanning fourteen London boroughs, the tunnel will run from West London (Acton Storm Tanks) to East London (Abbey Mills pumping station) with a storage capacity of 1,250,000 cubic metres. <\/p>\n

This is one of the country\u2019s leading infrastructure projects which will be built and financed by the private sector.<\/p>\n

Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss said: <\/p>\n

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London is the largest and most dynamic city in Europe and it needs a modern infrastructure system to support it.<\/p>\n

In the 21st century, London should not have a river that is polluted by sewage every time there is heavy rainfall.<\/p>\n

As one of the country\u2019s leading infrastructure projects, the Thames Tunnel will modernise the capital\u2019s ageing sewerage system and bring important benefits to people\u2019s health, and wildlife.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The decision to grant consent<\/a> for this Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) was made under the Planning Act 2008. The Thames Tideway Tunnel is the largest ever NSIP.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Major new infrastructure project has been given the go ahead to address London’s failing sewerage system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47572"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47572"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47581,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47572\/revisions\/47581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}