Lea Tunnel
Thames Water are boring a sewage tunnel from Abbey Mills to Beckton Sewage Works to handle the 16 million tons of overflow sewage that is discharged into the River Lea each year. Construction is expected to be completed in 2013, and the tunnel boring machine's name, 'Busy Lizzie', was chosen via a competition open to local school children.
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