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A firm has been awarded a £162.5m contract to help deliver the most ambitious road scheme in a generation. Highways England has awarded Jacobs the multi-million pound Integration Partner contract - set to see the company act as a catalyst for collaboration between Highways England and the Lower Thames Crossing main works. The Lower Thames Crossing is set to improve journeys by almost doubling road capacity across the Thames east of London, with 14.3 miles of new road featuring two 2.6-mile-long tunnels. The scheme will also help to unlock a wealth of economic benefits by supporting over 22,000 jobs during construction and creating better connections to the region’s ports, distribution hubs and manufacturing centres.
Lower Thames Crossing: multi-million pound contract awarded to Jacobs
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Updated: 11:19, 03 February 2021
A multi-million pound contract to oversee work on the Lower Thames Crossing at Gravesend has been awarded.
Highways England revealed this morning it has given Jacobs the £162.5m contract, which will see the company collaborate between HE and the Lower Thames Crossingâs three main works contracts responsible for delivering what has been described as the most ambitious road scheme in a generation .
The proposed Lower Thames Crossing at Gravesend. Picture: Highways England
HE says the crossing between Gravesend and Essex will improve journeys by almost doubling road capacity across the Thames east of London, with 14.3 miles of new road featuring two 2.6-mile-long tunnels.