The route - The crossing

Overview

• Section 1: Foreword
• Section 2: What is the Lower Thames Crossing?
• Section 3: The story so far
• Section 4: Why the Lower Thames Crossing is so important
• Section 5: The route - Design changes
• Section 5: The route - South of the river in Kent
• Section 5: The route - The crossing
• Section 5: The route - North of the river in Thurrock and Essex
• Section 6: Local communities, landscapes and the environment
• Section 7: Building the crossing
• Section 8: Using the Lower Thames Crossing
• Section 9: Consultation and development consent
• Section 10: How to have your say
• Section 11: Events and further information

This section covers the tunnel part of the route highlighted above.

The tunnel crossing will pass beneath the River Thames with its southern entrance located to the east of the village of Chalk, and its northern entrance to the west of East Tilbury.

On the southern section, the tunnel will pass under the:

• A226
• Lower Higham Road
• Thames and Medway Canal
• North Kent railway line
• Thames Estuary and Marshes Ramsar site
• South Thames Estuary and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)
• Metropolitan Police Service Specialist Training Centre at Gravesend

On the northern section, the tunnel will pass under the East Tilbury Marshes.

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Proposed view inside the tunnel

The Crossing - Proposals

The crossing images

Proposed south tunnel entrance before and after

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Proposed north tunnel entrance, looking south

Existing and proposed south tunnel entrance approach, looking north (Swipe across to compare image)

Proposed south tunnel entrance, looking north

Continue to the next section: Section 5: The route - North of the river in Thurrock and Essex

Read more

• Section 1: Foreword
• Section 2: What is the Lower Thames Crossing?
• Section 3: The story so far
• Section 4: Why the Lower Thames Crossing is so important
• Section 5: The route - Design changes
• Section 5: The route - South of the river in Kent
• Section 5: The route - The crossing
• Section 5: The route - North of the river in Thurrock and Essex
• Section 6: Local communities, landscapes and the environment
• Section 7: Building the crossing
• Section 8: Using the Lower Thames Crossing
• Section 9: Consultation and development consent
• Section 10: How to have your say
• Section 11: Events and further information