Something needs to be done to decrease the Dartford tunnel queues
Stick the toll up by 2 quid.
In reality it won't help the congestion, but it'll mug Joe Public of another few quid from their disposable, that the government are intent on getting their hands on.
Does the Dartford tolls go to the government? Thought it went the French company that owns it.
Thought it was the DfT. Their logo is on my auto payment account.
Something needs to be done to decrease the Dartford tunnel queues
Stick the toll up by 2 quid.
In reality it won't help the congestion, but it'll mug Joe Public of another few quid from their disposable, that the government are intent on getting their hands on.
Does the Dartford tolls go to the government? Thought it went the French company that owns it.
Thought it was the DfT. Their logo is on my auto payment account.
Something needs to be done to decrease the Dartford tunnel queues
And the gridlock in Dartford whenever there's a problem in the tunnels or approach roads. You can't keep adding crossings in the same place, as an accident on the approach road (e.g. between the A2 and Princes Road) blocks everything.
D’oh! If only they’d thought about that before siting the Silvertown Tunnel
Whilst the congestion at Dartford does need addressing, there is no escaping the fact that the new tunnel is going to be devastating for nature. The connecting roads will cross some very important habitats, that cannot easily be replaced. When this is built there will no doubt be more land developed to the detriment of nature. The A229 Bluebell Hill will also be radically changed, as it will form the main link from the M20 to the M2 and the new tunnel. The proposed changes will devastate the roadside nature reserve that runs alongside Bluebill Hill which is a habitat for rare orchids amongst other species at risk of extinction.
The following link to Kent Wildlife Trust's statement on the announcement explains just how bad this is for nature.
The same is true of any construction on land where there is currently no development, everything but brownfield sites.
It would be interesting to know what alternative routes, at higher cost, were less damaging.
They could have moved it a few hundred yards closer to Gravesend town centre & then it would have ploughed straight through the Denton area. Anyone from around that area knows that this would have improved it no end...😉😄
The same is true of any construction on land where there is currently no development, everything but brownfield sites.
It would be interesting to know what alternative routes, at higher cost, were less damaging.
They could have moved it a few hundred yards closer to Gravesend town centre & then it would have ploughed straight through the Denton area. Anyone from around that area knows that this would have improved it no end...😉😄
I thought this myself. Absolutely nobody would object to Denton being razed
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The operating costs are much lower, meaning the UK government makes a substantial surplus."
Apparently the government outsources collection, enforcement and maintenance to a Spanish firm.
If only they’d thought about that before siting the Silvertown Tunnel
The following link to Kent Wildlife Trust's statement on the announcement explains just how bad this is for nature.
https://www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/lower-thames-crossing-approved-response?fbclid=IwY2xjawJPzZ9leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHdwHpMwGtTd6nlq86FaFZYgg917sQxI25bfIPlEr214J-NvI-V5nQULCaA_aem_thKCOk8ODU5KcJrAclsuYA