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Transport for London (TfL) is holding off on the Rotherhithe Tunnel job due to capacity concerns across the River Thames, board agenda papers released.

(The total maintenance spend only accounts for capital expenditure by TfL and does not include any additional maintenance funding from local councils.) Construction of the Silvertown Tunnel is well underway. [a further £13M was spent developing proposals for a bridge between Rotherhithe and Canary Wharf, before the plan was axed in 2019.](https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/revealed-firms-who-cashed-in-on-canned-rotherhithe-crossing-02-10-2019/) [A40 Westway](https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/costain-begins-major-refurb-of-londons-a40-westway-flyover-after-years-of-deterioration-26-11-2021/), Vauxhall Bridge and [Hammersmith Bridge](https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hammersmith-bridge-replacement-ferry-service-delayed-until-summer-23-02-2021/). [£53M spent developing plans for the Garden Bridge](https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/garden-bridge-tfl-boss-admits-bouygues-construction-contract-was-reckless-14-05-2019/) under Boris Johnson’s mayorship. [Last July, the London Assembly called for a full investigation into the ownership of London’s tunnels and bridges.](https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/investigation-into-london-crossings-needed-to-avoid-another-hammersmith-bridge-sagainvestigation-into-london-crossings-needed-to-avoid-another-hammersmith-saga-05-07-2021/) [more money was spent developing plans for the failed Garden Bridge project than TfL has spent on maintaining 25 River Thames crossings during the last 10 years.](https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/revealed-more-money-went-on-failed-garden-bridge-than-tfl-has-spent-maintaining-thames-crossings-in-last-decade-03-03-2021/) [TfL meeting agenda papers revealed that the cost of patching up London's surface transport assets has increased by 762% during the last five years.](https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/cost-of-patching-up-londons-ageing-bridges-and-tunnels-soars-by-more-than-700-25-02-2021/) This includes all bridges and tunnels in the Capital as well as River Thames crossings. [a £2bn investment in its entire road network during the next 10 years to prevent key road bridges and tunnels from shutting](https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/2bn-needed-to-keep-major-london-road-bridges-and-tunnels-open-02-10-2020/). [Transport for London’s (TfL’s) Surface Transport Asset Renewals Programme](https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/more-london-bridges-could-face-restrictions-due-to-tfl-cash-woes-17-08-2020/), which also includes upgrades to the A40 Westway, Vauxhall Bridge, and Lambeth Bridge. [labour shortages and rising material costs could further impact the scheme.](https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/silvertown-tunnel-cost-pressures-emerge-as-opening-date-pushed-back-12-12-2022/) [TfL has repeatedly warned that ](https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/tfl-six-major-london-road-structures-face-imminent-closure-01-02-2022/) [without vital upgrades the](https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/tfl-six-major-london-road-structures-face-imminent-closure-01-02-2022/) [ Rotherhithe Tunnel – along with five major road bridges – faces “imminent closure”.](https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/tfl-six-major-london-road-structures-face-imminent-closure-01-02-2022/)