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The Dartford–Thurrock River Crossing, commonly known as the Dartford Crossing and until 1991 the Dartford Tunnel, is a major road crossing of the River Thames in England, carrying the A282 road between Dartford in Kent in the south and Thurrock in Essex in the north.
At least 66 people have been killed in Nepal since early on Friday as persistent downpours triggered flooding and landslides, closing major roads and disrupting domestic air travel, officials said ...
Non Motorway Traffic: December 1982 A282 (Dartford Crossing) 115.9 186.6 No Exit: J31 Thurrock, Lakeside A1306 Purfleet West Thurrock Thurrock services: December 1982 Dartford Crossing South (Queen Elizabeth II Bridge) River Thames: Dartford Crossing North (Dartford Tunnels) November 1963 (west tunnel) May 1980 (east tunnel) October 1991 (bridge)
Railway tunnel: West Thurrock, Swanscombe: 2007: High Speed 1: Dartford Tunnel (eastern) Road tunnel: May 1980: A282 road: Dartford Tunnel (western) Road tunnel: 18 Nov 1963: A282 road, European route E15: Dartford Cable Tunnel Utility tunnel: 2005: Power cable: Barking cable tunnel Utility tunnel: Barking, Thamesmead: 1920s [3] Power cable ...
The road is 70.977 kilometres (44.103 mi) long, of which, 48.037 kilometres (29.849 mi) is normal roads, 12.885 kilometres (8.006 mi) is bridges and 10.055 kilometres (6.248 mi) is tunnels. The expressway is being constructed by Nepal Army, originally scheduled to be completed by September 2021. [2]
This is in order to give slower vehicles a possibility to use the bridge. The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge / Dartford tunnel at London Orbital is an example of this. London Orbital or the M25 is a motorway surrounding London, but at the last River Thames crossing before its mouth, motorway rules do not apply. (At this crossing the London Orbital ...
Nepal has signed a framework agreement with China on the Belt and Road initiative, after an initial pact was signed seven years ago but no progress made since, paving the way for cooperation on ...
The Thames Crossing Action Group prefers new, longer tunnels at Dartford that would allow long-distance traffic on the M25 to bypass the existing Dartford Crossing. [ 69 ] Two local authorities, Thurrock Borough Council and Gravesham Borough Council oppose the project. [ 70 ]