Representation by Mr Graham Grice
- Date submitted
- 11 January 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I believe that the new crossing is in the wrong place and will only lead to further congestion, pollution and accidents. Moreover, I am confident in saying that the location has been chosen to make large swathes of agricultural land uneconomic for farming, thus releasing therm for even more building, exasabating the congestion and pollution problems even further. This solution is short sighted and will reach capacity in very short order! The new crossing should have been built much further down stream, crossing the Thames and Medway utilising. a combination of tunnels and bridges. Such a scheme would allow easy connection to the M2 and M20 at Sittingbourne and Maidstone respectively. Heading North the M6 should be extended to cover the route of the A14 before eventually crossing what is currently agricultural land East of Southend. This scheme would provide a much more decisive choice of routes and will not be used as a short commuting route. Such a scheme would lower congestion and pollution.