The Lower Thames Crossing conundrum
Symbol of Britain's sclerotic planning system' finally gets green light after years of delays – but at what cost for locals ...
Motor Transport1d
Government gives green light to Lower Thames Crossing
The government has given planning permission for the Lower Thames Crossing project today (25 March), in a move aimed at ...
Kitsap Sun15d
Pedestrian hit Monday night after crossing highway along Hood Canal
A pedestrian was struck by a car on Monday while reportedly crossing Highway 106 at night. Washington State Patrol said a 36-year-old man was crossing in an area with no marked crosswalk and not ...
Kent Online15d
National Grid plans to upgrade Kent to Essex power tunnel under the Thames approved as government pledges energy bill discounts
and replaces the existing Thames Cable Tunnel which is more than 50 years old, having been built in 1969, and is coming to the end of its operational life. The project involves the construction of ...
BBC16d
London cable car pods turned into 'chatty cabins'
They are invited to spark new conversations as they fly above the River Thames on the cable car between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks. Story by Gem O'Reilly & Vince Rogers Follow BBC ...
BBC16d
Judicial review over new Thames bridge dismissed
The council says the Oxpens River Bridge will contribute to better walking and cycling routes in the city A judicial review of plans for a new bridge over the Thames has been dismissed by the High ...
London Evening Standard16d
Police identify body of Valentine’s Day murder suspect pulled from Thames after wife shot dead outside pub
Edward Smith, who also used the surname Stockings, is suspected of her murder and was found in the River Thames in Rainham, Essex, on March 7. Kent Police said his car was found abandoned near the ...
Financial Post16d
Canadians shun car trips to the U.S. on tariff anger, weak loonie
A significant drop-off in cross-border car trips from Canada to the United States in February ... and Cascade Gateway, a border crossing between British Columbia and Washington State, had a 30 per ...
Staten Island Advance16d
Dramatic video: Board smashes car windshield on Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A video making the rounds on social media shows a terrifying incident where a board shattered the front windshield of a car crossing the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
London Evening Standard17d
Tower Bridge closed as man causes chaos by scaling Thames landmark
Tower Bridge posted on X at 12.45pm that the crossing had reopened. Meanwhile, the Blackwall Tunnel was also forced to shut southbound following a lorry crash at around 8.50am, but has since reopened.
tunnellingjournal18d
UK’s National Grid cable tunnel gains full approval
As part of The Great Grid Upgrade, the largest overhaul of the electricity grid in a generation, this essential infrastructure project will replace the existing Thames Cable Tunnel and help to upgrade ...