The River Ravensbourne is constrained in pipes under Loampit Vale, during the construction of the Lewisham Gateway Project.
Lewisham Gateway is the single largest development within Lewisham town centre. The scheme involves the removal of the roundabout opposite Lewisham's railway and DLR stations. This will be replaced by a new road layout and a new development which will make it easier for pedestrians to get back and forth from the stations to the town centre. When complete, Lewisham Gateway will include: shops, restaurants, bars and cafes leisure facilities up to 800 homes Confluence Place, a park where the Ravensbourne and Quaggy rivers meet a town square opposite St Stephen's Church. Lewisham Gateway – first phase The first phase of Lewisham Gateway is now underway, and involves the redevelopment of land close to the stations. (Until very recently, this land was also the location for the bus stand. The bus stand has now relocated to a purpose-built facility on nearby Thurston Road.) This phase will see the construction of what is currently known as 'Building A' (marked with an 'A' on the site plan below) along with landscaping to the adjacent area to create Confluence Place. 'Building A’ comprises two blocks (25 and 15 storeys) providing 193 new homes, along with ground-floor shops and restaurants/cafes. This phase also includes the changes to the roads and rivers, which will in effect create the rest of the Lewisham Gateway site. As much as possible will be done to minimise lane closures, diversions and delays during the construction period. All bus services will continue to run, although there are minor changes to some routes passing through the area. The River Ravensbourne bursts its banks, on , after a prolonged day of rainfall. Most probably caused by the Lewisham Gateway Development, which has constrained the flow of the river in pipes under Loampit Vale.
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Location: Lewisham Station, Lewisham, London
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: construction, dam, development, diversion, flooding, gateway, lewisham, pipes, project, ravensbourne, river, site, volkerfitzpatrick
