Title:
Historic British Tunnel Renovated
Author(s):
Shani Wallis
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
19
Issue:
12
Appears on pages(s):
65-67
Keywords:
renovating; structural design; tunnels;
DOI:
Date:
12/1/1997
Abstract:
When the tunnel underneath the Thames River in East London was open to pedestrian traffic in 1843, a newspaper referred to it as the "eighth wonder of the world." Still in use as part of a London subway line, the tunnel designed by Sir Marc Brunel is now undergoing major renovation and is scheduled to be reopened in March 1998. Modernization of the 385 m long structure triggered a controversy in England due to environmentalists' demands that it be restored as originally designed.