Lower Thames Crossing: route options
Proposals for a new road crossing across the Thames connecting Kent and Essex.
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A Lower Thames crossing is needed to reduce congestion at the existing Dartford Crossing and support economic growth.
After careful assessment, Highways England proposes a dual carriageway connecting junction 1 of the M2 to the M25 between junctions 29 and 30. This crosses under the River Thames just east of Gravesend and Tilbury. We have developed 3 routes north of the river and 2 routes south of the river.
We now want to hear your views before a final decision is made by the government later this year.