Thames Tideway confirms London's 'super sewer' is now fully connected

Stuart Stone
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Full connection of the 25 kilometre-long sewer tunnel should help prevent 95 per cent of sewage spills into the Thames

The Thames Tideway was fully connected to the capital's wider sewage network late last week, following almost a decade of construction work. The milestone coincides with the release of the latest data...

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