CPRE Kent, working together with CPRE Essex, has produced a policy statement on the Lower Thames Crossing. We are calling for a wider, more resilient solution, including investment in ports north of the Thames to disperse the cross channel movement of freight.
QE2 Bridge by Diamond Geezer, flickr
We believe better operation of the existing Thames crossings within a sustainable transport strategy would:
- Be free from congestion
- Have acceptably low air pollution levels
- Be part of a dispersed strategic transport network and channel crossing system, resilient to economic, security and weather issues
- Reduce the number of loaded trucks parking up overnight and at weekends on local roads
- Offer a partnership with fleet managers for an end to unsocial working conditions for drivers
- Promote more diversion to rail and unaccompanied trailer operations
- Herald the beginning of a lower impact future for transport through Kent and Essex
To read the full policy statement click here.
December 15th 2015