Representation by Bill Hollis
- Date submitted
- 9 January 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
The lower Thames Crossing is a much needed infrastructure project. The delays at the dartford crossing are intolerable. Standing traffic creates huge volumes of pollution. Older vehicles do not have start stop systems. The delay in traffic is probably not costed at the true rate. For example a sales representative on the road had to cost £50.00 an hour sitting in a jam for 2 hours. A lorry very much more . No consideration is given to a lorry, who must arrive at a warehouse at a specific moment, having to build in wriggle room in case there are dartford delays. The warehouses send lorries that are late away. The wriggle room allowance must costs money. The cost benefit is probably not full . The new crossing will bring new enterprises & opportunities to the south of Essex. The new crossing has to my knowledge been a sometime soon project since I moved to Essex 30 + years ago. Let’s all hope it can now go ahead swiftly. Thankyou