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 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 ...

Plans for the Lower Thames Crossing involve the construction of a 14-mile road and tunnel, the largest in the UK, to the east of London and running under the River Thames. The project aims to ...

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 ...

The proposed Lower Thames Crossing, which is set to run underneath the River Thames, between Kent and Essex has been given the go ahead by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander, the Planning ...

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 ...

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 ...

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander yesterday approved a Development Consent Order (DCO) application by National Highways for the 14.5-mile Lower Thames Crossing – a move described as ...

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 two tunnels running underneath the River Thames. National Highways hoped the road would reduce traffic at the Dartford ...