The U.K. government on April 12 announced plans for a $5.4-billion highway crossing of the River Thames about 80 kilometers east of London. The notification came weeks after London’s transportation ...

While the Tideway super sewer project, following the River Thames through the heart of London, is a British endeavor, the contracting team is very multinational. Even though the United Kingdom is ...

Century City-based engineering and infrastructure giant AECOM has received a contract to provide ground assessment services for the third phase of the 14.3-mile, $7 billion-plus Lower Thames Crossing ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Construction enabling works for the Lower Thames Crossing, set to ...

Isambard Kingdom Brunel is one of Britain's greatest-ever engineers. His first project was the Rotherhithe Shaft, the starting point for London's Thames Tunnel. The tunnel was the first in the world ...

The experience of walking a workig railway tunnel. Image (C) Tim Sandle. The experience of walking a workig railway tunnel. Image (C) Tim Sandle. Buried underneath the River Thames is the world’s ...

In medieval Europe, river crossings were prized real estate. The original London Bridge was a fine example, with more than 90 shops, houses and chapels crammed along its 275-metre span. Even today, in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. So how did London acquire its underwater Victorian mall? For centuries, crossing the Thames was a challenge: until the 1700s ...

Souvenir peepshow booklet; view with tourists from the Wapping entrance side. Caption title from page of printed text mounted on p. [2] of cover. First plate has caption title: Thames Tunnel. In case ...