Shortlisted bidders on £1.9 billion Lower Thames Crossing Roads Contracts announced
National Highways has announced today the five companies shortlisted for the two road contracts worth a combined £1.9 billion to design and build routes north and south of the River Thames on the proposed Lower Thames Crossing, the most ambitious roads project for a generation. The following construction and engineering companies will be invited to […]
MP and engineer suggest Faroes-style tunnels for Scottish islands
A Scottish engineer is calling for undersea road tunnels to be built between some of Scotland’s islands to help make their communities more sustainable. The BBC says Andy Sloan was involved in a proposal 13 years ago for a 350m tunnel to Bressay in Shetland, which was never built. He told BBC Radio Scotland the […]
Pressure group publishes “serious concerns” over LTC road safety
A group opposed to the construction of the Lower Thames Crossing to the east of the existing Dartford Tunnels and QE2 Bridge have published a series of safety concerns based on Highways England’s own data. The Thames Crossing Action Group says its has obtained a copy of the Appraisal Summary Table via a Freedom of Information […]
HE opens public consultation into Lower Thames Crossing
Highways England has opened an eight-week community impact consultation giving communities near the proposed Lower Thames Crossing to give their views about the project. It also details of changes made to the project since the last consultation in 2020, and a summary of how the feedback has been used in developing the scheme. Highways England […]
Highways England to hold new public consultation on Lower Thames Crossing proposals
Highways England has today [Wednesday 23 June] announced details of a new round of public consultation on the Lower Thames Crossing, as it prepares to submit its application for a Development Consent Order later this year. This Community Impacts Consultation will give people the opportunity to review and comment on Highways England’s plans to build […]
HE allays LTC “overrun” fears
Highways England is reassuring people living near the site of the new Lower Thames Crossing that it’s working with local authorities to ensure the project does not cause undue strain on infrastructure in the area. It’s responded to a story in Highways News quoting a councillor in Thurrock who says he is, “really concerned that […]
Councillors fear borough will be “overrun” by LTC workers
A councillor in the borough of Thurrock in southwest Essex is warning that the area many not be able to cope with the number of construction workers building the Lower Thames Crossing and a theme park across the Thames in north Kent. Local paper the Echo reports that Chris Stratford, senior consultant advising Thurrock Council […]
Three companies shortlisted for Lower Thames Crossing
Highways England has announced the three organisations shortlisted to build the £2.3 billion Lower Thames Crossing. It says they are: BFV JV; comprising BAM Nuttal Ltd, Ferrovial Construction (UK) Ltd and VINCI Construction Grands Projets, supported by Atkins Ltd, Tecnica y Proyectos SA (TYPSA) and Stantec UK Limited Bouygues Murphy Joint Venture (BMJV); comprising Bouygues Travaux Publics S.A.S. and J Murphy & […]
More than 22,000 people to work on Lower Thames Crossing project
Highways England has revealed it expects at least 22,000 people to work on the Lower Thames Crossing scheme, the country’s largest road programme since the M25 was built 35 years ago. It says the new crossing will almost double road capacity between Kent and Essex, ease congestion across the region, and divert more than 13 […]
HE encourages Kent and Essex SMEs to be part of Lower Thames Crossing project
Highways England is aiming to help businesses in Kent and Essex to be a part of the the Lower Thames Crossing scheme, by creating a database of local businesses and their specialists, which will be given to the main works contractors. HE hopes the Small Medium Enterprise directory will give firms the best possible chance to work on this […]