INFRASTRUCTURE

UK Government greenlights Lower Thames Crossing tunnelling machine

Search begins for a giant TBM to tunnel 60m below the Thames in the Southeast of England

An artist’s impression of the proposed Lower Thames Crossing Northern tunnel entrance

An artist’s impression of the proposed Lower Thames Crossing Northern tunnel entrance | Credits: National Highways

Momentum is growing on National Highways' Lower Thames Crossing, with the process of buying one of the world's largest tunnelling machines now underway – just days after funding for the scheme was announced...

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