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The transport secretary announces the new road will connect the M25 in Essex with the A2 in Kent.

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It has just been announced that the new Lower Thames Crossing from Essex to Kent will be a tunnel linking Gravesend and Tilbury.

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling, external said the new route could create 6,000 jobs and boost the economy by £6bn.

The crossing is expected to carry 4.5m lorries in its first year.

The planned route will run from the M25 near North Ockendon, cross the A13 at Orsett, before running under the Thames east of Tilbury and Gravesend.

A new link road will then take traffic to the A2 near Shorne, close to where the route becomes the M2.

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Those for and against the preferred route for a new Lower Thames Crossing have been giving their reaction following its announcement by the government.

 It will create a new link between the A2 in Kent and the M25 in Essex in an attempt to reduce the burden on the busy Dartford Crossing. 

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The Conservative MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock said he was "very disappointed and upset" about the announcement of the new Lower Thames Crossing.

Stephen Metcalfe, external said he was "convinced" a strong case had been made to improve the Dartford Crossing before pressing ahead with any new routes.

He said: "I am pleased the Secretary of State has said he looked closely at our arguments and considered alternatives, but regret he did not fully accept our points and has pushed ahead with what I believe to be a flawed decision. 

"I still believe option C and route 3 is a mistake in terms of addressing my constituents’ concerns about air quality and congestion and I will not stop making that point until the very last moment."

Mr Metcalfe added he will now push for an urgent meeting with the transport secretary.

Most of the 47,000 people who responded to a consultation chose the new tunnel as the preferred river crossing option, according to the Department of Transport, external. 

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The new Lower Thames Crossing will be designed to cut traffic jams at the Dartford Crossing (pictured).

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said in a statement: "The new Lower Thames Crossing, and other improvements in and around Dartford and Thurrock announced today, will further strengthen our economy while also creating thousands of jobs."

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Kent Online, external: Transport Secretary Chris Grayling arriving in Dartford as Lower Thames Crossing confirmed for east of Gravesend

Kent News, external: Government confirms Option C - a tunnel east of Gravesend - will be route of Lower Thames Crossing

Kent Live, external: The location of the new Thames crossing has been announced

A new tunnel under the River Thames east of Gravesend has been announced by the Government.

The planned route will run from the M25 near North Ockendon, cross the A13 at Orsett before crossing under the Thames east of Tilbury and Gravesend. A new link road will then take traffic to the A2 near Shorne, close to where the route becomes the M2.

A further £10m will be used to improve traffic flow at and around the existing crossing as well as studying ways to further tackle congestion. This will include a wide-ranging investigation into options to cut ‘rat running’ through Dartford and Thurrock.

The Lower Thames Crossing is expected to carry 4.5 million heavy goods vehicles in its first year. 

The route has the backing of Highways England which says it would reduce pressure on the Dartford Crossing and offer a shorter route to and from the Port of Dover and the Channel Tunnel. 

Local residents and environmental campaigners though claim it will increase pollution and damage the countryside. 

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A protest is taking place in Sandwich later against the exploitation of construction workers. 

The GMB union says a Danish contractor operating at Discovery Park has not signed up to a national agreement in place in the UK. 

It says the company is not paying workers fair wages or giving them proper working conditions and that its behaviour would be illegal in Denmark.

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BBC Live reporter

A long-awaited decision on the location of a new Thames Crossing linking Kent and Essex is expected later.

Highways England has been recommending a new tunnel east of Gravesend, but ministers have also been considering another crossing at Dartford.

The decision follows the largest ever public consultation for a UK road project.

We'll have the announcement as soon as it's made.

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