Lower Thames Crossing plan for Kent and Essex approved – 16 years after work on road scheme started
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.
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The Lower Thames Crossing has been given the go-ahead by the government. File pic: PA
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Pic: National Highways
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The 14.5-mile-long road would connect Kent and Essex, and work on it first started in 2009. File pic: PA
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