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UK spending watchdog to investigate Lower Thames Crossing project
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UK spending watchdog to investigate Lower Thames Crossing project
The National Audit Office has announced it will examine the planned £11bn road tunnel between Kent and Essex.
- NAO head Gareth Davies said his agency will "examine and report" on the Lower Thames Crossing and that tracking of the programme has already begun.
- Ministers committed this month to proceeding with the project after it was spared from billions of pounds in infrastructure cuts.
- The government allocated £3.1bn to tunnel construction and made an additional £174m available last month.
- A licence to run the new tunnel and the existing Dartford crossing is expected to be awarded to a private consortium in 2029, with completion scheduled for 2034.
TopicstransportationInfrastructureLower Thames CrossingGovernment SpendingPrivate ConsortiumRoad TunnelNational Audit OfficeUK News
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