Representation by Michael Vine
- Date submitted
- 19 February 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I was initially excited by the long overdue crossing further down from overloaded Dartford. When was that- 2008? Essex and Kent deserved better. When the Orsett roundabout connection was dropped and then the Tilbury Docks and services areas too were got rid of, there seemed no rhyme or reason and NH gave scant regard to other parts of the scheme as well.THEY became out of touch and disillusioned me on what might have been. MP [Redacted] summed up my change of mind, and [Redacted] for Basildon South weighed in too making the case that the scheme is no longer fit for purpose etc. Personally we should just use our initiative to rectify an inadequate bottleneck of a crossing and complete the M25 in situ. NB the Tunnel Boring Machine Jill Viner will be redundant in the summer after completion of the Silvertown Tunnel which sounds good to reuse (if it were to be available!) to me. [Redacted]