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A decision on plans for a new Thames Crossing connecting Essex and Kent has once again been delayed – until at least May 2025.

The £8.3m construction project, which has been at least 16 years in the making, would see a new 14-mile stretch of road passing under the River Thames.

Jodie Halford looks back on the long journey to this point.

(Photo credit: Highways England)
(Audio archive: British Pathe)