Legal row halts contract signing on £1bn Silvertown Tunnel

By Jordan Marshall2019-08-12T15:04:00

Scheme is second major deal this year to be stalled by challenge from losing bidder

The formal award of the £1bn contract to build the Silvertown Tunnel has been suspended following a legal challenge from a losing bidder.

Transport for London (TfL) named consortium Riverlinx, which includes Ferrovial-owned roads specialist Cintra, Bam PPP and Australian bank Macquarie Capital, as its preferred bidder back in May.

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