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Options for Lower Thames Crossing to be examined in detail15/07/2014 Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has announced that the government will undertake detailed planning of two possible locations for a new Lower Thames Crossing. |
New tunnel proposed for Lower Thames Crossing26/01/2016 Highways England has launched an eight-week consultation over proposals to build a new tunnel as the Lower Thames Crossing. |
Lower Thames Crossing events attract thousands of visitors24/02/2016 More than 8,000 people have attended 16 public information events on proposals for a new multi-billion pound road link across the River Thames between Essex and Kent. |
New improvements at Dartford Crossing03/03/2016 New measures to improve journey times and reduce queuing on roads around the northbound approaches to the Dartford Crossing in Kent have been agreed by Highways England and Kent County Council. |
Council push for Lower Thames Crossing decision16/03/2016 Essex County Council want the Secretary of State for Transport to make a decision on the new Lower Thames Crossing as soon as possible after public consultation on its proposed route options closes on 24 March. |
Thousands give views as Lower Thames Crossing consultation ends24/03/2016 Highways England has received almost 30,000 online responses to a consultation on proposals for a multi-billion pound road link across the River Thames. |
JV appointed as technical partner for Lower Thames Crossing12/05/2016 Highways England has appointed the LTC Cascade joint venture of CH2M, Arcadis and Cowi as technical partner for the planned Lower Thames Crossing. |
Lower Thames Crossing consultation ‘largest ever’24/05/2016 Proposals for the Lower Thames Crossing have attracted a “significant” number of responses from the public, making it the largest ever public consultation for a UK road project. |
Business coalition calls for Lower Thames Crossing20/10/2016 A coalition of transport, property and retail companies plus business representative organisations have written to the Chancellor calling for an urgent ministerial decision on the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) scheme. |
Thames Crossing decision "weeks away"06/03/2017 A decision on the Lower Thames Crossing could be just weeks away. |
Highways England to consult on 'significant changes' to Lower Thames Crossing04/10/2018 Highways England has made ‘significant changes’ to its plans for the Lower Thames Crossing to minimise its impact on local communities and the environment. |
Thames crossing to be longer and wider10/10/2018 The Lower Thames Crossing will now have three lanes in each direction and will nearly double road capacity across the river, Highways England has announced. |
Exclusive: O'Sullivan - Stonehenge and Lower Thames must be publicly financed or delayed09/11/2018 In one of his first interviews since the Budget, Highways England chief executive Jim O'Sullivan told Highways it was too late to find a new private finance model for the Stonehenge and Lower Thames Crossing schemes if they are to open on time. |
DfT confirms Treasury will need to pay for Stonehenge and Lower Thames Crossing04/02/2019 The Department for Transport has confirmed it expects to receive billions in cash from the Treasury under the next Spending Review to pay for the Stonehenge tunnel and associated works on the A303, and the Lower Thames Crossing. |
Highways England goes back to market on Stonehenge and Lower Thames Crossing07/02/2019 Highways England has launched a new market engagement process for its flagship multi-billion schemes on the A303 around Stonehenge, and the Lower Thames Crossing. |
AECOM starts ground investigation work for Lower Thames Crossing02/08/2019 Infrastructure services firm AECOM has started work on a major programme of ground investigations and surveys along the 14.5 mile route of the planned Lower Thames Crossing. |
Treasury promises 2019 answer on delayed Stonehenge and Lower Thames funding09/09/2019 The Treasury has promised a funding announcement on the A303 Stonehenge and the Lower Thames Crossing works by the end of the year, after failing on its pledge to give an answer in the Spending Round. |
No light at the end of tunnel funding impasse06/01/2020 The Planning Inspectorate has passed its recommendation on plans to build a tunnel at Stonehenge to the transport secretary but the project remains unfunded. |
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