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Early work begins on the Lower Thames Crossing

05 Mar 2026 - The early work to prepare parts of Essex and Kent for construction of the Lower Thames Crossing is now underway

Community video newsletter, May 2026

16 Jun 2026 - Watch the latest edition of our community video newsletter

British firm to power clean energy future

23 Feb 2026 - The project will be the first major British infrastructure project to be carbon neutral in construction

Skills Taskforce meets as Lower Thames Crossing gets ready for construction

11 Feb 2026 - The taskforce launched last year to help develop the green skills needed to meet the project’s ambitious low-carbon targets

Lower Thames Crossing launches £1.9 million Community Fund to support local projects

09 Feb 2026 - Grants of up to £10,000 are available for projects that improve wellbeing, build local skills and employment, strengthen community connections and support the local environment

Support offered for local firms to win work on the Lower Thames Crossing

30 Jan 2026 - Sixty local firms attended the first Supply Chain Roadshow at South Essex College in Grays yesterday

Government greenlights record breaking Lower Thames Crossing tunnelling machine

03 Dec 2025 - The machine is capable of digging through complex ground conditions 60 metres below the Thames

Work on the Lower Thames Crossing will start next year

26 Nov 2025 - Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP, confirms the final part of public funding for the Lower Thames Crossing

Britain’s Bravest Manufacturing Company joins the Lower Thames Crossing

12 Nov 2025 - Producing a wide range of signage for the project, from site signs to temporary and permanent road signs

First Lower Thames Crossing Skills Hub opens door to new jobs in Kent

29 Oct 2025 - It will create new jobs and offer local people new skills by recruiting around half of its workforce within 20 miles of the project

Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP backs the Lower Thames Crossing

14 Oct 2025 - Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP visited the Dartford Crossing recently and heard about how the Lower Thames Crossing will create jobs and help grow the UK economy.

World’s first hydrogen powered digger gets to work as Lower Thames Crossing targets carbon neutrality

02 Oct 2025 - The British-made JCB hydrogen fuelled digger, the first one deployed outside a test environment anywhere in the world, was used to carry out survey work in Kent

Environmental reforms to break planning system gridlock

19 Aug 2025 - The Lower Thames Crossing will be the first major infrastructure project to have a single environmental lead

Lord Blunkett to drive industry transformation with Lower Thames Crossing Skills Taskforce

04 Aug 2025 - Launched to help develop the green skills needed to meet the project’s ambitious low-carbon targets

Government funding gives green light to the Lower Thames Crossing

16 Jun 2025 - The government funding announced sets the Lower Thames Crossing on the path to securing private investment

New images show how the Lower Thames Crossing is setting new standards for greener roads in Britain

10 Jun 2025 - A new approach taken for road design and building by cutting construction carbon and restoring nature

Hydrogen powered construction a step closer after successful Lower Thames Crossing trial

05 Jun 2025 - The Lower Thames Crossing's plan to replace diesel with hydrogen in its heavy construction machinery will help accelerate Britian’s transition to clean power

Future of the footbridge revealed as winner of innovative low-carbon design contest announced

20 May 2025 - The winning design from Arup and Seán Harrington Architects has set a new benchmark for sustainable design

Ed Miliband MP and Lord Blunkett visit Bentley works to see how Lower Thames Crossing will support local jobs

14 May 2025 - Skanska’s Bentley Works is a key hub for cementation, steel fabrication and ground engineering

Government gives planning permission to the Lower Thames Crossing

25 March 2025 - The project will drive growth by tackling long standing congestion and improving connectivity between the south-east, the midlands and the north

Lower Thames Crossing raises the bar with 70% carbon target as industry responds to net zero challenge

04 Feb 2025 - The improved new target has been published in the project’s second annual sustainability report

Chancellor backs Lower Thames Crossing

29 January 2025 - The Chancellor of the Exchequer sets out the government’s commitment to delivering the Lower Thames Crossing

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