description Limehouse Link Overview
The Limehouse Link is a cut-and-cover road tunnel in east London that connects The Highway in the City to the Canary Wharf development in the London Docklands. Opened in 1993, it was constructed as part of the regeneration of the Docklands area driven by the London Docklands Development Corporation and was reported at the time to be among the most expensive roads per mile ever built in the United Kingdom. The tunnel carries the A1203 road and passes beneath the Limehouse area.
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What does the Limehouse Link connect?
The Limehouse Link carries the A1203 between The Highway in east London and the Canary Wharf area of the Docklands. It is a road tunnel, not a Tube or railway tunnel.
When did the Limehouse Link open?
The tunnel opened to traffic on May 17, 1993. It was built during the Docklands regeneration period to improve the road connection between the City and Canary Wharf. [Tunnel research record](https://trid.trb.org/View/409408)
How was the Limehouse Link tunnel built?
It used the cut-and-cover method, with twin parallel road tunnels and special construction work where the route passed below waterways. The tunnel is roughly 1.1 miles long. [Limehouse Link overview](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limehouse_Link_tunnel)
Is the Limehouse Link the same as London's Blackwall Tunnel?
No. The Limehouse Link runs under Limehouse on the A1203 and links The Highway with Canary Wharf, while the Blackwall Tunnel crosses the River Thames farther east. They are separate London road projects with different routes and purposes.
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