LTC Contracts and Tenders
Despite the fact that Highways England keep trying to give the impression that it is all systems go with the
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The Thames Crossing Action Group – Keeping you up to date with how the action group is progressing.
TCAG Admin Team
Chair / Website – Laura Blake
Vice Chair / Legal Co-ordinator – Leigh Hughes
Treasurer / Secretary – Kim Towlson
Admin Team – Roger Slade, John Fox, Alex Hills
The admin team can be contacted via email – admin@thamescrossingactiongroup.com
TAN RIS2 Legal Challenge Judgement
Mr Justice Holgate, has today (26th July 2021) handed down his judgement on Transport Action Network’s first legal challenge, and
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TCAG contact Essex Climate Action Commission
Below is a copy of the email we at TCAG have sent to Lord Randall and his fellow Essex Climate
Read moreLower Thames Crossing timeline
The Lower Thames Crossing timeline spans a considerable time frame so we thought it might be helpful if we break
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Community Impacts Consultation webinars
Highways England will be holding Community Impacts Consultation webinars where there will be LTC project team members explaining the proposals
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Is the LTC Community Impacts Consultation really about communities?
The LTC Community Impacts Consultation starts at 00:01 on Weds 14th July and runs for 8 weeks until 23:59 Weds
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Community Impacts Consultation Deposit and Information Locations
Highways England have announced the Deposit and Information Locations for the Lower Thames Crossing Community Impacts Consultation which will run
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LTC Community Impacts Consultation events
Highways England will be holding public information events, outdoor information events, and webinars as part of their Lower Thames Crossing
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LTC impacts on housing
Whether or not all development is desirable is another question, but a report published in May 2020 by ASELA (The
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Transport Action Network’s legal challenges
Find out more about Transport Action Network‘s legal challenges against the UK Government’s £27bn road building program, which includes the
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LTC Community Impacts Consultation 2021 Index
The Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) Community Impacts Consultation will run for 8 weeks from Weds 14th July through to Weds
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Community Impacts Consultation
Highways England have today (23rd June 2021) announced that they will be holding a Lower Thames Crossing ‘Community Impacts Consultation’.
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More LTC investigative works issues
With the weather turning nicer again now, it seems Highways England and their contractors are now back out on sites
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TCAG comment on retrospective LTC compound planning application
Following on from our previous update about the retrospective LTC compound planning application, Thames Crossing Action Group have now submitted
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HE community woodland nothing to do with LTC
Don’t believe all you read in Highways England’s press release today (June 2nd 2021) about an HE community woodland, a
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LTC DCO re-submission delayed and further consultation coming soon
New Civil Engineer’s recent update offers further confirmation that Highways England will NOT be resubmitting their Lower Thames Crossing Development
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TCAG at the Estuary Festival
James Marriott one of the co-curators for the Estuary Festival kindly invited us to join a live online discussion panel
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HE apologise for LTC staff littering
A local Chalk resident, Russell Palmer (in photo above), took to Facebook to post about LTC staff littering in fields
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Highways England cover up culture
There are calls for an investigation after more evidence of Highways England’s cover up culture is being exposed. It’s no
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Gallows Corner and the LTC
In Nov 2020, Romford MP Andrew Rosindell asked about Gallows Corner in the first ever virtual Prime Minister’s question time.
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TCAG response to Essex Climate Action Commission consultation
The Essex Climate Action Commission was set up in 2020 by Essex County Council to advise on what Essex could
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‘Smart’ motorways public inquiry
On the 26th of February 2021 the UK Government’s Transport Committee announced they are carrying out a ‘smart’ motorways public
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London Resort (theme park) and LTC
London Resort (theme park) and Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) would both create more traffic issues both sides of the River
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HE LTC Community Update March 2021
The HE LTC Community Update March 2021 has been shared publicly, and there are some interesting points to be aware
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Lower Thames Crossing Facebook page censorship?
Has anyone else been experiencing issues with censorship on the official Lower Thames Crossing Facebook page? Have you received DMs
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Yet another misleading update from HE/LTC
Yet another misleading update from HE/LTC today (Thurs 28th Jan 2021) this time they’re trying to convince people they have
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Major transport inquiry
On the 4th of December 2020 the UK Government’s Transport Committee announced a major new inquiry into the appraisal and
Read moreReasons for the LTC DCO withdrawal
As you know from previous updates the LTC Development Consent Order (DCO) was withdrawn on Fri 20th Nov 2020. Highways
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TCAG Media Coverage November/December 2020
TCAG Media Coverage November/December 2020 included interviews on ITV News (Meridian), BBC Kent Radio, BBC Essex Radio, LBC, and various
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HE update on the withdrawal of LTC DCO application (UPDATED)
Highways England (HE) have just released an update on the withdrawal of the LTC DCO application. On their website they
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More evidence of HE wrongly withholding info
Following on from the recent news that HE withdrew the LTC DCO application apparently because they were unable to provide
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LTC DCO Application WITHDRAWN
As we reported on October 23rd 2020 Highways England submitted their LTC DCO Application. The 28 days for the Planning
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Inadequacies of LTC consultation process
Read our document that highlights the inadequacies of LTC consultation process. From the very beginning to the end it has
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LTC Exec Director speaks about LTC
New Civil Engineer held their virtual Future of Transport event last week. On Weds 11th Nov LTC Exec director, Matt
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LTC works have damaged a Gas pipeline
We have been alerted to the fact that LTC works have damaged a gas pipeline off Thong Lane, Gravesend, Kent.
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How to report issues relating to LTC works
Since Highways England and their contractors have started investigative works for the proposed Lower Thames Crossing, there has been an
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TCAG letter to the Mayor of London
In October 2019 the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan committed London to reduce fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution in line
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Blue Bell Hill improvements Consultation Response
As so many of us are aware the proposed Lower Thames Crossing doesn’t have adequate connections to the existing road
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TCAG letter to TaxPayers Alliance (updated 14 Oct)
The TaxPayers Alliance fight to reform taxes and public services, cut wasteful spending and speak up for British taxpayers. Here’s
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How the preferred route was chosen
None of us are fans of the proposed Lower Thames Crossing, many of us realise it is the wrong crossing
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Proposed purchase of land and rights in or over land by agreement letters
We have learnt that Highways England have evidently been sending out lots of letters to people titled ‘Proposed purchase and
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Comprehensive Spending Review response
We have submitted our Comprehensive Spending Review response to the Government, letting them know some of our opinions on how
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London Resort Consultation Response (Updated Jan 2021)
We have previously posted about our initial concerns about the London Resort theme park in regard to LTC, now read
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Investigative works in South and North Ockendon update
You may remember we posted previously about concerns at an LTC site off North Rd. Now we bring you an
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Brentwood Borough Council’s concerns over LTC
In their meeting on Sept 9th 2020, Bentwood Borough Council’s concerns over LTC were discussed. It seems the council have
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Lower Thames Crossing – The Process
Lower Thames Crossing – The Process that Highways England have to go through to try to get permission, because contrary
Read moreHistory of the proposed LTC
Here we will outline the key points of the history of the proposed LTC. 2009 – Department for Transport
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Tree Strategy Consultation Response
The UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) are currently holding a Tree Strategy Consultation, here is
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Investigative works in North Road
HE/LTC are currently beginning investigative works, Archaeological Trial Trenching surveys to be precise, in North Road, South Ockendon, amongst many
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Latest LTC site works announcements
Find out more about the latest LTC site works announcements (Latest update 20th September 2020): Please remember these works are
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Transport Decarbonisation Plan Consultation Response
On 31st August 2020 Thames Crossing Action Group submitted the following Transport Decarbonisation Plan consultation response. Please bear in mind
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LTC impacts to special category land
Have you seen the details of LTC impacts to special category land on pages 88-90 in the the design consultation
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Havering Council’s concerns over LTC
Having previously been in support of the proposed Lower Thames Crossing it seems that after some recent events Havering Council’s concerns
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LTC Development Boundary stretches to J28 on the M25
We’re not sure if anyone else noticed during the Supplementary Consultation that the LTC development boundary stretches to J28 on
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North Rd ‘green’ bridge
Part of the Lower Thames Crossing proposals include the North Rd ‘green’ bridge in South Ockendon, but what do we
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Issues of London Resort and LTC
Some may be wondering why we are publishing an update about info from the London Resort (theme park) consultation. Well
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Missing HE letters to residents
We have been hearing from some residents, whose homes would be impacted by the proposed Lower Thames Crossing, who still
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LTC Noise Barriers
One of the refinements in the Design Consultation was the addition of 17 LTC Noise Barriers. Highways England have stated
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LTC road standard and safety
Starting on page 9 of the consultation guide (page 5/53 if you’re going by the pdf pages on the online
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Workers are still unable to comply with 2m distancing
You may remember that we previously reported that we felt all LTC work should be halted due to COVID-19. Well,
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Retrospective planning application for LTC compound
One of the proposed Lower Thames Crossing contractors has submitted a retrospective planning application for a compound that has been
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TCAG response to LTC Supplementary Consultation (Spring 2020)
Well it is finally complete, we have submitted the official TCAG response to LTC Supplementary Consultation (Spring 2020). We appreciate
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All LTC work should be halted NOW
We have already commented about how the Lower Thames Crossing Supplementary Consultation should be postponed until after the Coronavirus crisis
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More HE letters causing stress to residents
You may remember at the start of the Supplementary Consulation we shared details of how HE had sent erroneous letters
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Coronavirus COVID19
As this topic is constantly changing we will keep you updated and also provide a list of links to archived
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Latest from Thurrock MPs
As we all know there are two MPs that cover the Thurrock area, Stephen Metcalfe MP (South Basildon & East
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Impacts to Thurrock
Thurrock Council have long publicly stated their strong opposition to the proposed Lower Thames Crossing, find out more about what
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LTC – South of the River
To take full advantage of local knowledge of our friends across the river, we share some of the updates and
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BBC South East News – LTC Budget 2020
BBC South East News (11th March 2020) Not long after arriving at the info event at Linford on 11th March
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‘Smart’ LTC aspects of safety
With ‘Smart’ Motorways being very much in the news at the moment, and rightly so, we wanted to know more
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Further LTC updates/answers
We’ve been waiting on answers to some of our questions to Highways England about the proposed Lower Thames Crossing for
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LTC/M25/A127 (J29) junction
For those that may not be familiar, let’s take a look at LTC/M25/A127 (J29) junction, as it’s not a straight
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LTC/A13 junctions
In this update we have a look at the LTC/A13 junctions and try to help unravel the mystery of these
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Yet more HE inadequacies
It probably won’t surprise regular visitors to our site that we have come across yet more HE inadequacies, this time
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Utility Trial Trenching Surveys
We have been advised by Highways England that they will be starting Utility Trial Trenching Suveys (UTT). This phase of
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The Heathrow run way effect
You may have heard the recent news about the Court of Appeal ruling blocking the Heathrow expansion on environmental grounds.
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Unexploded ordnance concerns
There all sorts of concerns about the proposed Lower Thames Crossing. As many know unexploded ordnance (bombs) can be a
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Random development boundary – Bulphan
If you look through the Land Use maps for the proposed Lower Thames Crossing you will notice a very random
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BBC Essex Radio Interview (29 Jan 2020)
Thames Crossing Action Group were invited on to Dave Monk’s drivetime show on BBC Essex Radio on Jan 29th 2020,
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LTC Smart Motorway?
Something we are all wondering is whether the proposed Lower Thames Crossing will be a Smart Motorway. Not that there
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LTC Project Director
There have now been a number of LTC Project Directors. In July of last year (2019) the then LTC Project
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A13 Bottleneck (Supplementary Consultation)
One of the many things we have uncovered so far from the LTC Supplementary Consultation information, is that there will
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Highways England have sent more letters with errors
In response to our email to Highways England we have now received a reply confirming that Highways England have sent
Read moreLower Thames Crossing Supplementary Consultation 2020
The Lower Thames Crossing Supplementary Consultation will run for 8 weeks from Weds 29th Jan to Weds 25th March 2020.
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LTC Supplementary Consultation 2020 Index
The LTC Supplementary Consultation will run for 8 weeks from Weds 29th Jan to Weds 25th March 2020. Due to
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Lower Thames Crossing Supplementary Consultation Events 2020
Highways England will be holding public and mobile Information Events in Kent, Thurrock, and Essex as part of their Lower
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Supplementary Consultation Deposit and Information Locations
Highways England have announced the Deposit and Information Locations for the Lower Thames Crossing Supplementary Consultation which will run from
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Lower Thames Crossing is not fit for purpose
As we have mentioned previously, many will be under the impression that the proposed Lower Thames Crossing is about solving
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A festive message to Highways England!
Our festive message to Highways England! Deck the Roads (to the tune of Deck the Halls)!! Together we are stronger!
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Ground Investigation Site Visits
Highways England agreed to a couple of our admin team members going along for a couple of Ground Investigation site
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Archaeological trial trenching and surveys
We have been informed today by Highways England (LTC) that they will be starting Archaeological trial trenching and surveys in
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Ground Penetrating Radar surveys
From Monday, 28th October Highways England will start Ground Penetrating Radar surveys (GPR) going on until mid December 2019. Highways
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Stephen Metcalfe asks Chancellor if Lower Thames Crossing is value for money
Stephen Metcalfe MP has today asked Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, if he will review whether the proposed Lower
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Letter from Jackie Doyle-Price to Grant Shapps
We have been made aware of a letter from Jackie Doyle-Price to the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps
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Ground Investigation Leaflet Postage Charge Issue
A postage charge issue has been bought to our attention whereby a large batch of the proposed Lower Thames Crossing
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Summer 2019 Lower Thames Crossing Project Update
Highways England have today, Mon 22nd July 2019 released their Summer 2019 Lower Thames Crossing Project Update. The full update
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Ground Investigations for proposed Lower Thames Crossing
Highways England has today (July 1st 2019) launched a comprehensive programme of Ground Investigations (GI) along the route of the
Read moreSome other responses to LTC Statutory Consultation
Here are some links to some other responses to LTC Statutory Consultation that we have either been sent links to,
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Thames Crossing Action Group response to LTC Consultation
As everyone knows Thames Crossing Action Group did not feel that the Lower Thames Crossing Consultation ran long enough to
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Yet more LTC updates
Another of our updates on our latest discoveries regarding the proposed Lower Thames Crossing and it’s impacts on us all.
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