Lower Thames Crossing
Commons · Question 5004 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment she has made of the Lower Thames Crossing with alternative rail infrastructure in the Thames Estuary region in relation to (a) traffic congestion reduction and (b) economic productiv
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 5 Jun 2026
I can confirm the Department for Transport and National Highways considered both a heavy rail crossing of the Thames and a combined heavy rail and road crossing, serving passengers and rail freight. The report concluded that the provision of rail freight ...