Rachel Reeves calls Britain’s biggest road-building project a ‘turning point for our national infrastructure’
The government has pledged a further £590m towards Britain’s biggest road-building project, the controversial and long-delayed Lower Thames Crossing.
In March, the transport secretary gave formal approval to the new road tunnel under the Thames joining Essex and Kent. The £9.2bn project will comprise more than 14 miles of roads including the 2.6-mile crossing near Thurrock, Essex.
Rachel Reeves calls Britain’s biggest road-building project a ‘turning point for our national infrastructure’The government has pledged a further £590m towards Britain’s biggest road-building project, the controversial and long-delayed Lower Thames Crossing.In March, the transport secretary gave formal approval to the new road tunnel under the Thames joining Essex and Kent. The £9.2bn project will comprise more than 14 miles of roads including the 2.6-mile crossing near Thurrock, Essex. Continue reading… Infrastructure, Road transport, Business, Transport, Rachel Reeves, Heidi Alexander, UK news, England, Essex, Kent, Transport policy, Politics Business | The Guardian
