The government has given the green light to a new 14-mile road and tunnel to connect Kent with Essex below the Thames. It’s hoped the massive new project will relieve pressure on the Dartford ...

Ministers have approved the £10bn Lower Thames Crossing development despite the project’s ballooning cost. Heidi Alexander, the Transport Secretary, has given the green light to the first new ...

Sixteen years of uncertainty were brought to an end when it was announced the Lower Thames Crossing would be built. The 14.5-mile (23km) road is due to link Essex and Kent by two tunnels running ...

The proposed £9 billion Lower Thames Crossing between Kent and Essex has been given the go ahead by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander. “The Lower Thames Crossing application has today been ...

The Lower Thames Crossing will include a 14-mile-long highway connecting Kent and Essex via what will be the longest road tunnel in the country. The government’s decision paves the way for ...

The Lower Thames Crossing would link Tilbury, Essex, and Gravesend in Kent by two tunnels running underneath the River Thames. National Highways hoped the road would reduce traffic at the Dartford ...

Ministers have finally given the green light to the Lower Thames Crossing, ending years of delays and false starts. The scheme, which will connect Kent and Essex, has become a "symbol of Britain's ...

"This includes the Lower Thames Crossing, which will improve connectivity at Dover, Felixstowe and Harwich, alleviating severe congestion as goods destined to export come from the north and the ...

The £10bn Lower Thames Crossing road tunnel could be one of the UK’s most expensive projects Ministers have given the go-ahead to the £10bn Lower Thames Crossing road tunnel, one of the most ...

The Lower Thames Crossing would link Tilbury, Essex, and Gravesend in Kent by running underneath the River Thames. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.