Representation by Mr Jonathan Baker
- Date submitted
- 9 January 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I fully support the Lower Thames Crossing designed as a Three lane all purpose dual Carriageway with its design features with green bridges and landscaping to screen the road from noise, visual, and general intrusion on the landscape especially the Kent Section. However as this road connects two motorways M2 and M25. This road should have been a dual 3 lane motorway as certain slower vehicles will not be allowed on A122. I would suggest the motorway should be designated the M2 to commence from the M25 which could be Junction 1. The rest of the M2 junctions be renumbered , particularly a proposed junction 5a will be inserted between the existing Junctions 5 and 6. The motorway should have hard shoulders for emergency use. The section of the existing A2 from Gravesend East to the Lower Thames Crossing also be part of the M2, as parallel roads will be constructed alongside the existing Trunk Road, which has hard shoulders. I just hope this will not end up in the High Court, as this is a waste of time and money holding up vital schemes.