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The London mayor says he is looking forward to opening a new tolled road tunnel in south-east London, even though its opponents say it is unjust and unfair and will increase pollution.
Tolls on the new Silvertown Tunnel are due come into force next year, alongside new tolls on the existing nearby Blackwall Tunnel.
It could cost cars and small vans £4 per trip in peak hours or £1.50 off peak. There would be a reduction for some drivers, for example those on low incomes.
Bexley councillor Richard Diment says the tolls will create a ⁘two-tier London⁘, adding: ⁘In central and western London, where there are far more crossings, no tolls are charged. It will make south-east London even more isolated than it is already.⁘
He is particularly against the decision to toll Blackwall tunnel, ⁘which has had no toll on it since it opened in the 1890s⁘.
⁘Over here in the east, where we have relatively few river crossings, people are going to have to pay.
The tolls are set to be introduced when the Silvertown Tunnel opens. Peak hours will be 06:00-10:00 northbound and 16:00-19:00 southbound.
Transport for London (TfL) says a recent eight-week consultation until 3 September gave Londoners the chance to have their say on the proposed toll charge levels and any discounts or exemptions.
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