The planned project, which the government hopes to start work on next year, includes the longest road tunnel in the UK.

Symbol of Britain's sclerotic planning system' finally gets green light after years of delays – but at what cost for locals ...

The UK government has granted planning permission for National Highways' Lower Thames Crossing project, an infrastructure ...

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has approved a development consent order application by National Highways for the new 14.5-mile crossing.

Ministers have given the go-ahead to the £10bn Lower Thames Crossing road tunnel, one of the most expensive infrastructure ...

Thames Water, the UK's biggest water company, is in financial crisis and has secured a rescue loan to avoid coming under government control. An attempt by some creditors to challenge the High ...

An "exciting milestone" has been reached in the construction of the Bridgwater Tidal Barrier in Somerset after the arrival of a new working platform. A jack-up barge - a stable working platform - ...

An artist's impression of the barrier, set to be operational by 2027, which is being built north of Bridgwater, between the town and the Bristol Channel (computer-generated image) [Defra] ...

An "exciting milestone" has been reached in the construction of the Bridgwater Tidal Barrier in Somerset after the arrival of a new working platform. A jack-up barge - a stable working platform ...

A jack-up barge - a stable working platform - arrived from Liverpool on Thursday for works on the tidal barrier. The Haven Seaseven will enable construction of the cofferdam, an enclosure pumped ...

and local barriers to reaching that target. To do so, it needs to employ sticks, not only carrots that have proved increasingly insufficient. States and municipalities that impede reasonable housing ...