The U.K. government has approved an $13-billion plan to construct a new road connection across the Thames River east of London, with a recommendation made to Secretary of State for Transport ...

Work on the Lower Thames Crossing has been ongoing since 2009. It would connect the A2 and M2 in Kent to the A13 and M25 in Essex via a 2.6-mile tunnel under the River Thames. Britain's biggest ...

A £9bn road crossing between Kent and Essex has been given the go-ahead by the government. The Planning Inspectorate confirmed on Tuesday that transport secretary Heidi Alexander has approved a ...

A £9 billion road crossing between Kent and Essex has been given the go-ahead by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander. The Planning Inspectorate said the Cabinet minister has approved a ...

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 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 ...

A £9 billion road crossing between Kent and Essex has been given the go-ahead by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander. The Planning Inspectorate said the Cabinet minister has approved a development ...

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 expensive ...

A new road crossing between Kent and Essex has been given the go-ahead (Jordan Pettitt/PA) A £9 billion road crossing between Kent and Essex has been given the go-ahead by Transport Secretary ...

The largest road tunnel in the UK has been given the green light - after a £9billion plan was finally approved by the government. The proposed Lower Thames Crossing, which is set to run ...

The Lower Thames Crossing project has been given the go ahead by the government. Planning for the £9billion road tunnel, which will connect Kent and Essex, was approved by the Planning ...