Announcing the Dartford Crossing charge increase, junior transport minister, Lilian Greenwood, said the traffic levels are ...

A Treasury minister struggled to answer questions about a new crossing for the River Thames after a further £590 million of public money was committed to it. The Lower Thames Crossing will link Essex ...

Building the Lower Thames Crossing, linking Tilbury in Essex and Gravesend in Kent, will cost an estimated £10bn. It will link the A2 and M2 in Kent with the A13 and M25 in Essex, cutting out the need ...

National Highways released further images of the Lower Thames Crossing project today, after it was approved in March, with the 14.5-mile route connecting the A2 in Kent, the A13 in Thurrock and ...

MOTORISTS who use the Dartford tunnel toll route could face triple the costs - if the upcoming Lower Thames Crossing mega project is built using private finance. Transport analysts suggest that ...

The Lower Thames Crossing will include a 14-mile-long highway ... The new roadway is intended to reduce traffic on the congested Blackwall tunnel in East London and the Dartford Crossing, ...

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 “madness ...

National Highways believes by offering an alternative route, the Lower Thames Crossing will ease congestion at Dartford by 20%. Tens of millions of journeys will be made "quicker, safer and more ...

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 ...

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.

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has approved a development consent order application by National Highways for the new 14.5-mile crossing.