Representation by Glen Platt (Glen Platt)
- Date submitted
- 27 January 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
My home in South Ockendon will look directly over the LTC road when it is built. Firstly, the tunnel is to close to the current Dartford Crossing to be a viable alternative it will just add to congestion in Thurrock which will basically be a car park. Option C will wind wildly through the little bit of Green Belt we have left, protected land, a countryside barrier around the city that is supposed to give city/urban dwellers a rural, fresher air, calm retreat, it will be gone forever. The NOISE POLLUTION will stop people from wanting to use any leisure areas/facilities as sounds of nature will drowned out by 24/7 constant groaning of heavy traffic. The AIR POLLUTION already clogs our lungs, thick dust lays over everything now, our gardens, cars and windows. The LIGHT POLLUTION already steals our night skies, blots the landscape, how can a major new motorway benefit the people of Thurrock? To save the planet we are told to use our cars less, more of us are working from home....why do we need more motorways with more lanes. Freight should be moved by rail not road. We need better Public Transport and if more motorways are needed they should be constructed underground in tunnels as they do in so many other countries. Seems there is a two tier system with regards to destruction of the green belt.