Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 76142

Dartford-Thurrock Crossing

Tabled: 9 September 2025
Answered: 16 September 2025

Question

Peter Fortune

ConservativeBromley and Biggin Hill

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her policy is on investment in the Dartford Crossing.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Dartford Crossing is one of the most important roads in the UK, used by an average of 150,000 vehicles daily, of which almost 40% are freight vehicles: a much higher proportion than for other major roads. Consequently, significant annual expenditure (...

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