The route for the new multi-billion pound Lower Thames Crossing between Essex and Kent has been announced as Option C (pictured) which will connect Tilbury and Gravesend in Kent. Despite opposition from Havering Council, Gravesham Council and the Upminster & Cranham Residents’ Association, the route is set to run from the end of the

Following the initial consultation period, Highways England have released the following update on the Lower Thames Crossing: Thank you for your interest in the Lower Thames Crossing consultation. We received a fantastic level of engagement and we are very grateful to everyone who took the time to

With responses due in by 24th March on the Lower Thames Crossing Consultation, Havering Council has submitted a detailed response which reiterates its strong support for Location/Option A (a crossing alongside the existing location at Dartford) and registers its concerns over the Highways Agency preferred route (Location/Option C)

The consultation on the proposed Lower Thames Crossing closes on 24th March. Please make sure you respond, even if you have signed a petition, it is usually better to have lots of individual responses to support the weight of opinion. For more information and to complete the consultation click

Highways England have started a consultation on a new river crossing connecting Kent and Essex. The intention is to relieve the existing and projected congestion at the Dartford Crossing with a nearby new crossing. The consultation is based on a River Crossing (Tunnel) from Rochester in Kent into