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Options for a new Lower Thames Crossing
Consultation on the location for a new Lower Thames Crossing.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · gov.uk
Detail
This consultation is designed to gather views on the preferred location for additional road-based river crossing capacity in the Lower Thames area.
Responses to this consultation will form part of the evidence base that government will use to make a decision on where to locate a new crossing.
The location options considered are:
- option A: at the site of the existing A282 Dartford-Thurrock crossing
- option B: connecting the A2 with the A1089
- option C: connecting the M2 with the A13 and the M25 between junctions 29 and 30
- option C variant: connecting the M2 with the A13 and the M25 between junctions 29 and 30, and additionally widening the A229 between the M2 and the M20
- Options for a new Lower Thames Crossing video
- Lower Thames Crossing model capability report
- Lower Thames Crossing design and costing report
- Lower Thames Crossing operating costs, maintenance costs and revenues report
- Central forecasts and sensitivity tests report
- Review of Lower Thames Crossing options: final review report
Documents
Options for a new Lower Thames Crossing: consultation documentapplication/pdfMap of the existing Dartford-Thurrock crossing in the context of the strategic road networkapplication/pdfMap of location options for a new Lower Thames Crossingapplication/pdfOptions for a new Lower Thames Crossing: consultation response summaryapplication/pdf