London's mayor has proposed a solution to tackle the city's congestion and an expected population increase of 20 percent by 2030: build a system of tunnels to alleviate automobile traffic.
"Two major road tunnels across London could significantly ease congestion, the capital’s mayor, Boris Johnson, has said as he unveiled proposals to send more traffic underground," reports Gwyn Topham. "Transport for London (TfL) could also seek to ease traffic flow more locally with smaller “flyunders” and mini-tunnels," adds Topham.
The article includes more details about Johnson's proposal, including the need for feasibility studies of the first two tunnels and a projected opening data of 2020 for the first of the two.
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