National Highways has purchased more than 70 properties affected by the route of the Lower Thames Crossing [Stuart Woodward/BBC] National Highways has spent more than £50m purchasing properties ...

Early work to prepare parts of Essex and Kent for the new £10bn Lower Thames Crossing has begun. A team of 50 archaeologists have been excavating at Coalhouse Fort in East Tilbury to determine what ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. About 2.6 miles (4.2km) of the Lower Thames Crossing is to run underground [National Highways] More than 50 elderly residents face ...

A Labour MP has written to Chancellor Rachel Reeves urging her to revive a community ferry using toll money from the new Lower Thames Crossing. Jen Craft, who represents Thurrock, said the service ...

The Lower Thames Crossing is the first major building project where a new scheme to cut environmental red tape will be put to the test, ministers have announced. Other projects could also be made ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Construction enabling works for the Lower Thames Crossing, set to become the largest tunnel in Europe, has been scheduled ...

The return of a crossing linking Essex and Kent over the Thames is to undergo more investigation. Tunnelling is due to begin in 2028, and the £10bn road will open in the mid to late-2030s. Politicians ...