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Lower Thames Crossing: Road Traffic Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17th July 2026 to Question 18946, whether the operational incident response plans for the Lower Thames Crossing will be subject to public consultation before they are finalised.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
1 Sept 2026
Target answer date
3 Sept 2026
Answer
9 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17th July 2026 to Question 18946, whether the operational incident response plans for the Lower Thames Crossing will be subject to public consultation before they are finalised.

  2. 3 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Government has indicated that its preferred funding model for the Lower Thames Crossing is through a Regulated Asset Base (RAB) model. Nevertheless, the Lower Thames Crossing will remain part of the Strategic Road Network (SRN), and the effectiveness ...

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Possible follow-up questions

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Dangerous Driving

2 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce the risk to motorists by vehicles travelling in the wrong direction on (a) motorways and (b) other major roads.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Motor Vehicles: Technology

2 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has undertaken research into the feasibility of using connected vehicle technology to alert motorists to the presence of a wrong-way driver.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Lower Thames Crossing

3 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of additional heavy goods vehicle movements associated with the Lower Thames Crossing on the condition of local roads in East Tilbury.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Lower Thames Crossing: Construction

3 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Lower Thames Crossing project will be required to meet the cost of repairing damage to local roads caused by construction-related heavy goods vehicle movements.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Lower Thames Crossing: Construction

3 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures are in place to monitor the condition of local roads used by construction traffic associated with the Lower Thames Crossing a) before, b) during and c) after construction.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Lower Thames Crossing: Construction

3 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of planning Lower Thames Crossing traffic management works on the A13 on journey times for residents and businesses in South Basildon and East Thurrock const

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Lower Thames Crossing: Construction

3 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of construction traffic from (a) the Lower Thames Crossing and (b) other major infrastructure projects in Thurrock on local roads.