Lower Thames Crossing decision delayed for seven months

Green campaigners welcome delay to £9bn road tunnel, but businesses say move is ‘deeply concerning’Business live – latest updatesThe future of Britain’s biggest road scheme, the Lower Thames Crossing, has been thrown into fresh uncertainty after ministers delayed the deadline for a decision on whether to go ahead by seven months.Environmental campaigners welcomed the latest delay to the £9bn road tunnel linking Essex and Kent, but businesses said the move was “deeply concerning”. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/08/lower-thames-crossing-decision-delayed-tunnel

Author : Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Publish date : 2024-10-08 10:39:05

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