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 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 ...

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 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. More than one-third of the £1.2bn spent on the proposed Lower Thames Crossing near London has gone towards ...

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 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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...