Gravesham Council confirms opposition to Lower Thames Crossing
Gravesham Borough Council in Kent has reiterated its opposition to the principle of a Lower Thames Crossing to the east of Gravesend in the week that the examination into the proposal opened. At a meeting of full council, members voted unanimously to reaffirm the authority’s opposition to the siting of the proposed crossing, endorsed a […]
National Highways seeks hydrogen supplier for Lower Thames Crossing project
National Highways has announced the procurement of a contract to supply low carbon hydrogen for the construction of the Lower Thames Crossing. In a procurement document, National Highways says the LTC is dedicated to achieving the lowest carbon solution to deliver the works and that the scope of this procurement requires supply of an estimated […]
Latest Lower Thames Crossing consultation gets underway
National Highways has begun a further round of consultation on small changes being proposed to the design of the Lower Thames Crossing, which will result in changes to its submitted DCO Application. The design of the new road connecting Kent, Thurrock and Havering via a tunnel under the Thames has been shaped by feedback from […]
Thurrock Council’s opposition to LTC remains unanimous
Every councillor present at a full meeting of Thurrock Council in southwest Essex has indicated their opposition to the building of the Lower Thames Crossing. The website Your Thurrock reports the Chair of Thurrock Council’s Lower Thames Crossing Task Force bought forward a motion at the Full Council meeting on Wednesday (25 January) to seek […]
Balfour Beatty awarded £1.2 billion Lower Thames Crossing contract
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces that it has been awarded a £1.2 billion contract by National Highways to deliver the ‘Roads North of the Thames’ package of works for the proposed Lower Thames Crossing. The Lower Thames Crossing will create a new connection under the River Thames to increase capacity and ease […]
National Highways publishes new LTC fly through
National Highways has released a new video fly-through that illustrates the route of the Lower Thames Crossing, as the Planning Inspectorate opened the period for members of the public, stakeholders and landowners to register to take part in the next stage of the planning process. The new fly-through shows a bird’s eye view of the […]
National Highways spends more than £250m on LTC bid
It’s emerged that National Highways has spent £266.7 million on the development consent order application for its Lower Thames Crossing scheme. The magazine and website New Civil Engineer submitted a Freedom of Information request which reveals how much National Highways spent of on developing and re-developing the application over the course of five and a […]
Lower Thames Crossing plans accepted for examination
The Government’s independent planning authority, the Planning Inspectorate, has confirmed it has accepted National Highway’s application for a Development Consent Order for detailed examination of the Lower Thames Crossing project. National Highways submitted its planning application for the road project last month following what it calls a comprehensive programme of assessments, consultation, and engagement with […]
Conservative MP tells Transport Secretary LTC is “past its sell-by date”
The MP for Thurrock on the Essex side of the Dartford Crossing has written to new Transport Secretary Mark Harper telling him that the current design for the Lower Thames Crossing is “past its sell by date” and that he should “rip it up and start again”. Jackie Doyle-Price says she has always supported the […]
LTC opponents call on Harper to undertake immediate review
Opponents of the Lower Thames Crossing have called for an immediate review of it amid fears about its environmental impact. The BBC reports that a coalition of conservation groups want Transport Secretary Mark Harper to rethink the plan, voicing concern that the proposed 14-mile (23km) tunnel linking Kent and Essex will destroy ancient woodland and […]