Mark Francois, MP for Rayleigh and Wickford, asked Heidi Alexander, the transport secretary, to clarify the source of funding.

Lower Thames Crossing: Government funding gives green light The government funding announced on 16th June sets the Lower Thames Crossing on the path to securing private investment. This follows the ...

The government has pledged a further £590m towards the Lower Thames Crossing – a new road connection between Kent and Essex. Proposed as early as 2009 and described by National Highways as its "most ...

Constructing the Lower Thames Crossing, linking Tilbury and Gravesend, will cost an estimated £10bn. Plans for the 14.5-mile (23km) route were approved in March after a 16-year process that has ...

Part of the cash will be used to finish restoration work at the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle and £590 million will be used to take forward the Lower Thames Crossing in Essex with further details on ...

The Lower Thames Crossing will link Essex and Kent but economic secretary Emma Reynolds was unable to give details of the precise location of the crossing or the total cost of the project. She ...

The funding for the Lower Thames Crossing will be part of the Government’s 10-year plan for infrastructure. A new structures fund will also invest in repairing bridges, flyovers, tunnels and ...

The Lower Thames Crossing will link Essex and Kent but economic secretary Emma Reynolds was unable to give details of the precise location of the crossing or the total cost of the project. She ...