Locate in Kent calls on new PM to give green light to £9bn Lower Thames Crossing
The head of the county’s inward investment agency is calling on the new government to give the green light to the Lower Thames Crossing. Costing £9 billion, the 14-mile long tunnel – Britain’s longest – has been talked about for 15 years. The crossing, which will link the A2 and M2 east of Gravesend to the […]
Lower Thames Crossing to add “billions to UK economy”
Drivers could benefit from faster travel and fewer delays through the creation of the Lower Thames Crossing. The crossing, a proposed new road tunnel between Essex and Kent, will connect to the existing road network from the A2/M2 to the M25 with two tunnels running beneath the Thames. The planning decision for the tunnel was […]
General Election causes Lower Thames Crossing DCO delay
The Secretary of State for Transport has issued a Written Ministerial Statement that sets a new deadline for the determination of the Lower Thames Crossing DCO application for 4 October 2024. This is due to the General Election and to allow appropriate time for any new Secretary of State to consider the application, however the […]
Lower Thames Crossing: MP meets with Roads Minister to discuss Thurrock impact
Stephen Metcalfe, Member of Parliament for South Basildon and East Thurrock met with the Roads Minister, Guy Opperman, in Orsett village in Essex to discuss the impact that the proposed Lower Thames Crossing will have on the area and other villages in Thurrock. The Minister listened carefully to Stephen’s concerns and agreed to consider the […]
Lower Thames Crossing: Delay sees Government Ministers accused of ‘incompetence’
A delay in approving a major road tunnel scheme in Essex that promises to boost the UK economy has seen the Tory Government branded “dilly, dally, can’t” at Westminster. Ministers faced accusations of “incompetence” in Parliament over the hold-up to the proposed Lower Thames Crossing, which has been on the drawing board since 2009 and […]
Lower Thames Crossing: planning decision moves closer
On 21 March, the Planning Inspectorate confirmed that the Examining Authority has sent their recommendation report on the Lower Thames Crossing Development Consent Order (DCO) application to the Secretary of State for Transport. The recommendation report summarises the findings of the DCO examination and gives a recommendation to the Secretary of State for Transport on […]
Lower Thames Crossing awarded Gold by the Carbon Literacy Project
The planned Lower Thames Crossing tunnel east of London has been awarded Gold level accreditation by the Carbon Literacy Project, the first major UK infrastructure project to achieve this level. National Highways explains the scheme is a Pathfinder project exploring low carbon construction, and is committed to raising awareness amongst its workforce of the costs […]
Lower Thames Crossing planning application becomes the UK’s longest ever
The planning application for the £10 billion Lower Thames Crossing has become Britain’s biggest ever, with documents totalling more than 359,000 pages. It’s been revealed the paperwork for the project to relieve traffic on the M25 at Dartford, if laid end to end, would run nearly five times as long as the road itself. The […]
Bouygues Travaux Publics – Murphy awarded LTC tunnelling contract
National Highways has awarded Bouygues Travaux Publics – Murphy Joint Venture the contract to build the country’s largest bored tunnels. The Lower Thames Crossing will connect Kent and Essex, and is designed to tackle congestion to the west at the Dartford Crossing. The award of the Tunnels and Approaches contract completes the assembly of the […]
Doubts expressed over future of Lower Thames and Stonehenge tunnel projects
It’s being suggested the future of several prestige transport projects, including are in “increasing doubt” after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak failed to commit to building the northern section of the HS2 high-speed rail line to Manchester. The Guardian reports MPs and transport industry experts now believe that a number of other schemes, including the Lower […]
