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Lower Thames Crossing: Road Traffic Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the resilience of the Lower Thames Crossing in the event of a) vehicle breakdowns or b) collisions within the tunnel.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
14 Jul 2026
Target answer date
16 Jul 2026
Answer
17 Jul 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the resilience of the Lower Thames Crossing in the event of a) vehicle breakdowns or b) collisions within the tunnel.

  2. 16 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The Lower Thames Crossing will be operated as an integrated part of the Strategic Road Network (SRN). Incident response plans will be developed with local authorities and emergency services during construction and published before opening. These will cove...

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