Plans to build the largest road tunnel in the UK at a cost of £8.3bn have been approved by the government. The Lower Thames Crossing would link Tilbury, Essex, and Gravesend in Kent by 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 ...

The Planning Inspectorate confirmed on Tuesday that transport secretary Heidi Alexander has approved a development consent order application by National Highways for the 14.5-mile Lower Thames ...

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 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 long-mooted Lower Thames Crossing, which would feature a 14.5-mile road including a 2.6-mile tunnel passing beneath the River Thames, was granted a development consent order on Tuesday ...

The Planning Inspectorate said the Cabinet minister has approved a development consent order application by National Highways for the 14.5-mile Lower Thames Crossing. Work on the project has been ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. The proposed £9 billion Lower Thames Crossing between Kent and Essex has been given the go ahead by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. More than £1.2bn has been spent on the Lower Thames Crossing even though construction has not started on ...

"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 ...