Lower Thames Crossing: Public Finance
Commons · Question 107579 · Tabled 21 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether publicly funded works on the Lower Thames Crossing will commence after a Full Business Case has been produced and approved.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 30 Jan 2026
Publicly funded construction enabling works have already commenced north and south of the River Thames. These include ground works to create haul roads, construction of site compounds, utility works, ecological and archaeological works and extensive pre-c...