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Tyne Tunnel open tolling sees emissions fall by 90%

Mark Moran
01 February 2022
Tyne Tunnel open tolling sees emissions fall by 90%
Tyne Tunnel open tolling sees emissions fall by 90%

 

CO2 emissions from vehicles passing through the Tyne Tunnel were reduced by 90% after a move to payment at the end of last yearAn open-road tolling structure was launched on 8 November 2021 by TT2, the company who run the North and South Tyne crossings on behalf of Transport North East (TNE),

The reduction came as vehicles repeatedly stopping, starting and accelerating – like they used to at the payment plazas – creates far more emissions than cars, trucks and vans moving...

+77% more

 

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