Government to spend £7M probing Gateway bottleneck

04 December 2008

A £7M government investigation will address how to relieve congestion at the largest remaining bottleneck in the Thames Gateway.

The Department for Transport study will consider options to relieve congestion and provide extra capacity at junction 30 of the M25.

Announcing the work, transport minister, Paul Clark, said: ‘The DfT-led work by the Highways Agency has completed an initial study exploring the options for addressing this bottleneck.

‘Now we have committed up to £7M to moving the project into the next phase, which will involve wider consultation on the options in the spring. This is a key milestone and demonstrates how we are getting on with delivery and fulfilling on our commitments in the Gateway.’ Junction 30 on the M25 serves the Port of Tilbury and the Lakeside regional shopping centre, and is regarded as an essential strategic link to the development of the Thames Gateway growth area.

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