Representation by Naomi Cooper
- Date submitted
- 25 January 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
Doesn’t meet the objectives it set out to achieve Not economical, no value for money at over £10 billion - other spending would be needed as a direct result of this flawed project Would not solve problems of oversubscribed/used Dartford Crossing Inadequate connections, incidents cause gridlock No provision for cross river active travel - not viable for public transport due to lack of adequate connections Years of construction impacts Increase in carbon emissions, air and noise pollution - our area is already highly polluted due to large roads Whole route fails on WHO-10 levels for PM2.5 Loss and impact to thousands of acres of farmland Destroy and impact woodland, trees, hedgerows, Green Belt land Devastating impact on wildlife and habitat, including the protected species Destruction and impacts to homes and communities.