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New animation highlights Friday gridlock on the Dartford Crossing

A new animation shows the unprecedented levels of traffic that use the Dartford Crossing every Friday, which causes congestion and frustration for tens of thousands of motorists and local communities

Traffic CO2 estimate cut by 80%

A new forecast released today, shows that the government’s plans to decarbonise cars and goods vehicles would cut the 60-year forecast of carbon emissions from Lower Thames Crossing traffic by at least 80%

One million trees target

A community woodland and two public parks among 400 hectares of ‘landscape scale’ woodland creation planned with Natural England

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Inventors and innovators

International Women in Engineering Day 2022

Local refinement consultation has now closed

Thank you for taking part

New images released as new consultation begins

A further consultation gets underway on some proposed changes to the project

Search for partner to build UK’s longest road tunnel

National Highways has invited shortlisted bidders to participate in dialogue

Community update - Spring 2022

Watch the latest edition of our community video newsletter – a short film to keep you up to speed on the project

Further consultation for Lower Thames Crossing

A further round of public consultation has been announced, giving local communities the chance to have their say

News archive

24 February - Lower Thames Crossing a ‘pathfinder’ in move toward carbon neutral construction

15 February - New images show over 60km new or improved pathways

02 February - New community drop-in dates announced

02 December - Community update, Autumn 2021

11 November - New proposals to maximise Thames' shoreline

04 November - Local businesses given a head start as LTC sets plan to spend £1 in every £3 with SMEs

28 October -22,000 hours of volunteering to help local communities

27 October - Happy birthday to the QEII bridge

19 October - Local apprentices start work on the project

06 October - Commercial Partner award completes Lower Thames Crossing integrated client team

22 September - Shortlisted bidders on roads contracts announced

09 September - Community impacts consultation has now closed

05 September - Launch of new educational Minecraft games to inspire next generation

16 August - New data reveals Dartford Crossing carrying more food and goods than ever before

14 July - New consultation launches

23 June - New public consultation on plans to build and operate the Lower Thames Crossing

02 June - New community woodland to be created in Essex alongside Lower Thames Crossing route

07 April - Shortlisted bidders for Britain’s longest road tunnel

31 March - Partners sought to build £1.9 billion Lower Thames Crossing roads

18 March - Over 80% of local businesses support the Lower Thames Crossing

17 March - Community update - March 2021

11 March - Call to locals in search for first Lower Thames Crossing apprentices

04 March - Government plans to Build Back Better with the Lower Thames Crossing

03 March - Exciting opportunities with Freeports and the Lower Thames Crossing

03 February - Highways England awards Jacobs the Lower Thames Crossing Integration Partner contract

28 January - Lower Thames Crossing to give major jobs boost to 22,000 people in Kent and Essex

25 January - Lower Thames Crossing to feature in Channel Five programme 'The Thames with Tony Robinson'

11 January - SMEs across Kent and Essex sign up to get involved in the Lower Thames Crossing

20 November - An update on our Development Consent Order

11 November - Search for partner to build Britain’s longest road tunnel, begins

07 October - Community update - Autumn 2020

12 August - Design refinement consultation now closed

28 July - Launch of the Thames Estuary

14 July - Design refinement consultation now open

29 June - Design refinement consultation announcement

31 March - Covid-19: Site works on the Lower Thames Crossing

24 March - Supplementary consultation update

19 March - Supplementary consultation - extended

16 March - Supplementary consultation events - update

03 February - Upcoming Supply Chain School events

23 January - Supplementary consultation now open

17 September - Out and about: August 2019

22 July - Project update, 2018 consultation and next steps for the Lower Thames Crossing

01 July - Ground investigations: the next step in designing Lower Thames Crossing

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