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The Lower Thames Crossing is a proposed road crossing of the Thames estuary downstream of the Dartford Crossing that links the counties of Kent and Essex, and its proposed approaches. If built it would pass through the districts of Thurrock and Gravesham , supplementing the Dartford route.
The conversion 1 sea mile = 6080 ft was obtained by calculation from the Port of London handbook (see below). This is different to the nautical mile of 1852 m. This is a route-map template for a UK waterway. For a key to symbols, see {{waterways legend}}. For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
The Grain to Tilbury cable tunnel is a utility tunnel proposed by National Grid to replace the Thames Cable Tunnel, which is reaching the end of its service life. [9] The Lower Thames Crossing is an awaiting-planning-consent road tunnel close to the Thames Cable Tunnel that may open in 2028. [10]
In 2009, the Department for Transport published options for a new Lower Thames Crossing to add capacity to the Dartford Crossing, or create a new road and crossing linking to the M2 and M20 motorways. [105] Plans for that stalled, and were cancelled in 2013 by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, being replaced by a proposed Gallions Reach Crossing.
The Thames Crossing Action Group, who represent those opposed to the proposed Lower Thames Crossing have voiced concerns over traffic issues that would be generated by the London Resort [78] Similar concerns have also been voiced about traffic and transport by Transport for London, Network Rail, and local Government leaders. [79]
The Silvertown Tunnel is a road tunnel, planned to open on 7 April 2025, beneath the River Thames in east London, England. The 1.4 km (0.87 miles) twin-bore tunnel runs between west Silvertown, east of the River Lea estuary, on the north side of the Thames and a portal adjacent to the existing Blackwall Tunnel on the Greenwich Peninsula south of the river.
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