Build two Lower Thames crossings – SELEP

Melton: masterplanning dispute

Melton: masterplanning dispute

Another new crossing of the lower Thames estuary will have to be built after the Government’s proposed Lower Thames Crossing road tunnel is completed, according to the South East England Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP). 

Responding to Highways England’s consultation on detailed aspects of the Lower Thames Crossing, SELEP chairman Christian Brodie says: “It is perhaps reflective of the foresight and ambition of the senior politicians and senior business leaders on the South East LEP board, that we have also looked beyond the Lower Thames Crossing – specifically to the longer term requirement for multimodal crossings further east to accommodate the sustained growth of our area and further improve north-south connectivity. 

“We would wish to engage in those conversations with the DfT and Highways England in due course.”