We are proposing to reclaim an area of the River Thames, adjacent to Blackfriars Bridge for construction work and to accommodate permanent structures required to operate the main tunnel. The site would be used to intercept the existing local CSO, known as the Fleet Main CSO, and connect to the northern Low Level Sewer No.1 to divert flows to the main tunnel.
These works, along with our works at Victoria Embankment Foreshore and Chelsea Embankment Foreshore mean that we do not need additional sites to intercept the following CSOs along the northern embankment: Smith Street, Queen Street, Church Street, Grosvenor Ditch, Kings Scholars Pond, Western Pumping Station, Northumberland Street, Savoy Street, Norfolk Street and Essex Street.
The location of the site is shown in below. The site extends into the River Thames, directly under and to the west of Blackfriars Bridge. Part of the site extends north onto the Victoria Embankment (A3211), along which the Thames Path is located. To the north and across Victoria Embankment (A3211) is a mix of offices and hotels. The President ship is moored beyond Blackfriars Millennium Pier to the west. The site is within the Whitefriars Conservation Area.
The permanent site area would include the structures associated with the Blackfriars Millennium Pier, which would be removed and permanently reinstated to the east of the railway bridge on Paul’s Walk, as illustrated below.
We have considered the comments from phase one consultation, feedback from ongoing engagement and new information; and undertaken further technical work. We still consider that Blackfriars Bridge Foreshore should be our preferred site because Blackfriars Bridge Foreshore is the only location where we can both intercept the Fleet Main CSO and connect the northern Low Level Sewer No.1 to the main tunnel.
For more detailed information on our proposals for the Blackfriars Bridge Foreshore site, please see our site information paper below: