Extra £174m earmarked for ‘spiralling’ bill for Lower Thames Crossing
Lower Thames Crossing road tunnel](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/25/lower-thames-crossing-plan-essex-kent-approved-tunnel), fuelling concerns over the “spiralling” costs of one of the UK’s largest planned infrastructure projects.
The [proposed £11bn route under the Thames between Kent and Essex