Heidi Alexander gives green light to controversial £9bn tunnel, Britain’s biggest single planned road building projectBusiness live – latest updatesThe transport secretary has given formal approval to the £9bn Lower Thames Crossing, a road tunnel joining Essex and Kent.Heidi Alexander granted a development consent order on Tuesday morning, after the decision had been pushed back again last year by the new government. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/25/lower-thames-crossing-plan-essex-kent-approved-tunnel
Author : Gwyn Topham transport correspondent
Publish date : 2025-03-25 12:17:00
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Lower Thames Crossing plan for Essex and Kent approved by government
