Lower Thames Crossing - National Highways

Tackling congestion and unlocking growth.

The Lower Thames Crossing is a new road that will connect Kent and Essex through a tunnel beneath the River Thames.

The reliable new route will almost double road capacity over the river east of London to reduce congestion and give millions of people more choice on where they live, work and spend their valuable time.

Lower Thames Crossing Community Fund

We’re backing organisations that deliver projects that improve everyday life for communities near the Lower Thames Crossing - Check if you are eligible and apply now!

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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

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About us

The need for the Lower Thames Crossing

The new road would improve journeys for millions of people every year

Benefits of the Lower Thames Crossing

The new crossing will improve journeys and unlock growth

What is the Lower Thames Crossing?

This scheme is an essential component in the UK’s future transport infrastructure

Explore our interactive map

Our interactive map will show you our proposals for the crossing, highlighting the benefits it will deliver for local communities, road users, pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders

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Cutting carbon

We’ll be the first major infrastructure programme in Britain to be carbon neutral in construction

Our vision for nature

The Lower Thames Crossing will be the greenest road ever built in the UK

Community hub

Find out what’s happening in your local community and how you can take advantage of the benefits the scheme has to offer

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Jobs, skills and education

The Lower Thames Crossing is the most ambitious road project in a generation, and we need your help to design, build and operate it

Supply chain

In the building phase, we'll need more than 22,000 people on our team

Current vacancies

We’ll need a huge team to help us build the Lower Thames Crossing with the main bulk of job roles will come during construction.

Image library

Explore images showing artists impressions of the proposed new roads and tunnels

Document library

View our library of various documents relating to the Lower Thames Crossing

Keep in touch

There are various ways to contact us at the Lower Thames Crossing

Investing in communities

Weald Country Park

Soaked in history – Unearthing Weald Hall’s forgotten bath

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St Andrew’s Gardens

Digging up Gravesend’s past at St Andrews Gardens

St. Mary’s Church Room

Restoring a local heritage gem and investing in the community

South Essex Broadband

A state-of-the-art broadband link has been completed between Brentwood and Basildon

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