Dartford Crossing, a major bridge connecting the M25 to Essex and Kent, is facing severe traffic congestion. The crossing handles 150,000 vehicles daily, exceeding its designed capacity. Both National Highways and local campaigners are advocating for the construction of a new crossing, the Lower Thames Crossing, to alleviate the bottleneck.
Urgent calls have been made for a second crossing over the River Thames after traffic chaos at Dartford, labelled the UK’s ‘largest bottleneck on traffic.’ Even those who don’t drive have heard the name Dartford Crossing , the huge bridge over the River Thames connecting the M25 to Essex and Kent. According to National Highways, an average of 150,000 vehicles a day use the tunnel and crossing – 20,000 more vehicles than it was originally built for.
This is why National Highways and local campaigners are pushing for another crossing further east – the Lower Thames Crossing – to ease congestion in the area
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