Local firms get the chance to be part of LTC construction
Businesses in the area around the southern end of the Lower Thames Crossing have been given a helping hand to win work on the Lower Thames Crossing, as National Highways’ “Supply Chain Roadshows” continue across the region. National Highways has now started early work on the Lower Thames Crossing, and with at least £1 in […]
Gravesham firms get help to win work on the Lower Thames Crossing
Businesses from Gravesham have been given a helping hand to win work on one of Britain’s most ambitious infrastructure projects, as the Lower Thames Crossing Supply Chain Roadshows continue across the region. National Highways has now started early work on the Lower Thames Crossing, and with at least £1 in every £3 from the construction […]
Early work begins on Lower Thames Crossing
The early work to prepare parts of Essex and Kent for construction of National Highways’ Lower Thames Crossing is now underway. Before the major construction and tunnelling begins in 2028, work will be carried out to protect the area’s utility supplies, heritage, and wildlife, with around 1000 hectares of new habitat created. In Essex around […]
Lower Thames Crossing funding: DfT releases accounting officer assessment summary
The Department for Transport has published its accounting officer assessment summary for the Lower Thames Crossing project. The assessment was completed after a re-baseline of costs and a decision on the preferred funding model for the Lower Thames Crossing project taken as part of the Autumn Budget in November 2025. This accounting officer assessment (AOA) […]
British company wins record Lower Thames Crossing hydrogren deal
British hydrogen innovator GeoPura has today been announced as the supplier of the largest volume of green hydrogen ever produced for a British construction project. National Highways’ Lower Thames Crossing project will be the first major British infrastructure project to be carbon neutral in construction. A key part of this ambition is replacing diesel with […]
Lower Thames Crossing: National Highways responds to Sunday Times’ “foreign steel” claims
The 15 February edition of the Sunday Times carried an article suggesting the Lower Thames Crossing is set to be built with foreign steel. National Highways has issued a response, in the form of a blog, that dismisses the newspaper’s claims, insisting: “This is not the case”. Highways News ran the story yesterday, but the […]
Lower Thames Crossing: Construction will have to use foreign steel
The Lower Thames Crossing is poised to be built with foreign steel, even though the government has pledged to prioritise domestic production. The Sunday Times has reported the £11 billion scheme is understood to have begun sounding out steel manufacturers to provide 20,000 tonnes of “low embodied carbon steel”. Industry sources say this will exclude […]
Government to announce Lower Thames Crossing funding plans in ‘coming weeks and months’
A south Essex MP has raised his frustrations in the House of Commons over the “lack of action” around the proposed Lower Thames Crossing project. Mark Francois, MP for Rayleigh and Wickford, has questioned whether the multi-billion pound road scheme will ever be built, says the Basildon, Canvey & Southend Echo. He raised the issue […]
Lower Thames Crossing launches £1.9m Community Fund
Gravesham and Medway charities and community groups working near the Lower Thames Crossing can apply for cash grants of up to £10,000, as the project launches its new Community Fund. The opportunity for local good causes comes ahead of the start of construction work on the new road and tunnel this year. The project, delivered […]
Natural England hails “one front door” regulator approach for Lower Thames Crossing
The CEO of the Government’s statutory adviser for the natural environment, Natural England, has published a detailed blog post explaining how partnership working is helping to streamline development of the Lower Thames Crossing, so environmental protections and development goals are aligned rather than in conflict. In the post Marian Spain writes how early collaboration has enabled […]