Preparatory work for the Lower Thames Crossing—the future title-holder of Europe’s largest road tunnel—is slated to begin in late 2025
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A Crucial Boost to Britain’s Largest Road Tunnel Project - On 16 June 2025, Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed an additional £590 million funding boost for the Lower Thames ...
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On 25 March 2025 the government has given planning permission for National Highways’ A122 Lower Thames Crossing project. The decision, the recommendation made by the Examining Authority to the ...
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On Monday 7 October, the Secretary of State for Transport announced a new deadline for Government to make a decision on the Lower Thames Crossing Development Consent Order (DCO) application, the ...
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National Highways has today (07 December 2023) announced that it has awarded Bouygues Travaux Publics – Murphy Joint Venture the contract to build the country’s largest bored ...
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In a Ministerial Statement, the Government set out its plans for the transport network, to drive growth across the country while managing the pressures of inflation.
As part of the Ministerial ...
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Earlier this week, the Government’s independent planning authority, the Planning Inspectorate, confirmed it has accepted National Highway’s application for a Development Consent Order ...
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Businesses interested on working on the Lower Thames Crossing are being offered an exciting opportunity to meet with the Main Works Bidders, currently competing for the three Main Works ...
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Press release - National Highways has (Tuesday 26 April 2022) invited shortlisted bidders to participate in dialogue for the £2.3 billion contract to build the tunnel and approach roads for ...
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Press release - Invited shortlisted bidders to tender for the £1.9 billion contracts to build the roads, green bridges, parks and woodlands
Today, (Monday 14 March 2022) we have invited ...
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The community impacts consultation – running from July to 23:59 on Wednesday 8 September 2021 - gives Highways England communities the opportunity to have their say on ...
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Today Highways England announced the three companies shortlisted to build the longest road tunnel in Britain that sits at the heart of the proposed Lower Thames Crossing.
The following ...
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In the March 2021 edition of the Lower Thames crossing video newsletter, an update was given on the planning application, the ongoing survey works, the plans to build the team who will deliver ...
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Highways England is inviting tenders to build the longest road tunnel in Britain that sits at the heart of the proposed Lower Thames Crossing, the most ambitious road project for a generation. ...
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The Lower Thames Crossing online consultation, which closed on
the 20.12.2018, has seen over 26,000 replies. The consultation is arguably the
most significant that has ever been held into a UK ...
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The Lower Thames Crossing, a major new road linking Kent, Thurrock and Essex, would nearly double road capacity across the River Thames.
The multi-billion-pound project will connect communities, ...
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The preferred route for the new Lower Thames Crossing between Tilbury in Essex and Gravesend in Kent has been announced. The new two-mile road tunnel will create a link between the A2 and the M25 ...
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Highways England is consulting from the 26 January 2016 until 24 March 2016 on options for the Lower Thames Crossing, which is a new road crossing for the River Thames connecting Kent and Essex.
A ...
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