Lower Thames Crossing

The return of a crossing linking Essex and Kent over the Thames is to undergo more investigation.

Tunnelling is due to begin in 2028, and the £10bn road will open in the mid to late-2030s.

Politicians are asking why sensor technology did not stop an oversized vehicle entering the tunnel.

But National Highways also receives £5m in rental payments from the properties it has purchased.

The boring machine used to build a new road between Essex and Kent is 16 metres wide.

Jen Craft wants to see the return of a crossing that links Essex and Kent over the River Thames.

In her Budget, the chancellor describes infrastructure as "the backbone of economic growth".